Decarbonisation pt. 1 Flashcards
What did Pascala and Socolow (2004) state?
7 stabilisation wedges representing a technology that could be used to reduce emissions in developed countries.
What targets were outlined by P&S’s wedges?
Each technology saved carbon emissions 1GtC by 2054. After 2054, fossil fuel emissions would have to fall below 7GtC per year to reach stabilisation of carbon levels at 500ppmv by 2125
Who stated that P&S’s wedges had actually worsened the problem and how?
Davis et al. (2013) stated that the paper had made the emissions reduction urgency more timid and since its publication the carbon emissions rose from 7GtC per year to 9.5GtC per year from fossil fuel burning.
How many wedges did Davis et al. (2013) outline to reach the new targets?
31: 12 to achieve decarbonisation of energy system, 9 wedges to achieve additional emissions reductions whilst the energy system was being decarbonised, 10 phase-out wedges that represent a transition to an energy infrastructure that emits no CO2 at all.
What did Davis et al. (2013) state about the feasibility of the emissions reduction targets?
They were pretty much financially and technologically impossible
Who stated that we could use the technologies outlined by P&S (2004) and D(2013) to allow developed countries to reduce their emissions enough to simultaneously allows developing countries to develop whilst not allowing global emissions to increase significantly?
Gilligan et al. (2010)
Who said something similar to Gilligan et al. (2010) and what exactly?
Household actions should be a major target for emissions reductions and it can be achieved using those technologies outlined by P&S(2004) and D(2013). Said by Dietz et al. (2009)
Who outlined the 3 sphere of transformation?
O’Brien (2018)
