The expansion of natural gas infrastructure puts energy transitions at risk

C Kemfert, F Präger, I Braunger, FM Hoffart, H Brauers - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Whether additional natural gas infrastructure is needed or would be detrimental to achieving
climate protection goals is currently highly controversial. Here we combine five perspectives …

[HTML][HTML] Energy transition scenarios: What policies, societal attitudes, and technology developments will realize the EU Green Deal?

K Hainsch, K Löffler, T Burandt, H Auer… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Green Deal has been heralded as the “Europe's man on the moon
moment” as it aims to achieve 100% GHG reductions by 2050. Achieving the …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in the decarbonization of the energy sector

E Papadis, G Tsatsaronis - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to limit the effects of climate change, the carbon dioxide emissions associated with
the energy sector need to be reduced. Significant reductions can be achieved by using …

[HTML][HTML] The political economy of coal in Poland: Drivers and barriers for a shift away from fossil fuels

H Brauers, PY Oei - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Poland is the largest hard coal and second largest lignite producer in the EU, generating
around 80 percent of its electricity from coal. Resistance to a reduction in coal production …

[HTML][HTML] Early decarbonisation of the European energy system pays off

M Victoria, K Zhu, T Brown, GB Andresen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
For a given carbon budget over several decades, different transformation rates for the
energy system yield starkly different results. Here we consider a budget of 33 GtCO 2 for the …

Financial stability, stranded assets and the low‐carbon transition–A critical review of the theoretical and applied literatures

L Daumas - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Transitioning to a low‐carbon economy will entail swee** transformations of energy and
economic systems. A growing research body has raised concerns about the effect of such …

Review on 100% renewable energy system analyses—A bibliometric perspective

S Khalili, C Breyer - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Concerns related to climate change and global warming caused by anthropogenic activities
and fossil energy use in particular have been increasing lately. Air pollution and volatile …

Reflecting the energy transition from a European perspective and in the global context—Relevance of solar photovoltaics benchmarking two ambitious scenarios

C Breyer, D Bogdanov, M Ram, S Khalili… - Progress in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple energy‐related crises require a fast transition towards a sustainable energy system.
The European Green Deal aims for zero CO2 emission by 2050, while accelerating climate …

[HTML][HTML] How photovoltaics can contribute to GHG emission reductions of 55% in the EU by 2030

A Jäger-Waldau, I Kougias, N Taylor, C Thiel - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The new European Commission plans to raise the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reduction target from 40% towards 55% by 2030 and make Europe the first …

[HTML][HTML] A review of mixed-integer linear formulations for framework-based energy system models

M Hoffmann, BU Schyska, J Bartels, T Pelser… - Advances in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Optimization-based frameworks for energy system modeling such as TIMES, ETHOS. FINE,
or PyPSA have emerged as important tools to outline a cost-efficient energy transition …