Abstract
This paper starts with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Science Group`s recommendation to reduce global fossil fuel CO{sub 2} emissions by 60% at least. This recommendation is considered to be the result of a utilitarian consensus process, which takes into account the current knowledge about CO{sub 2} reduction costs in national energy systems, and the scientific uncertainties in global climate change assessments. A conceptual framework for this consensus reaching process is constructed, and various arguments and issues are discussed, leading to higher or lower CO{sub 2} reduction percentages. One of these arguments is that with new energy technologies more than 60% CO{sub 2} reduction is possible. This is illustrated for the transport sector and coal power generation (together contributing 45% to current global emissions). Although CO{sub 2} reduction in these sectors is generally thought to be very difficult, yet new energy technologies are available to drastically reduce emissions, cost-effective in the range of 25 to 100$/tCO{sub 2} reduced. 11 figs., 6 tabs., 14 refs.
Citation Formats
Okken, P A.
CO{sub 2} reduction consensus?. A conceptual framework for global CO{sub 2} reduction targets: The importance of energy technology development.
Netherlands: N. p.,
1991.
Web.
Okken, P A.
CO{sub 2} reduction consensus?. A conceptual framework for global CO{sub 2} reduction targets: The importance of energy technology development.
Netherlands.
Okken, P A.
1991.
"CO{sub 2} reduction consensus?. A conceptual framework for global CO{sub 2} reduction targets: The importance of energy technology development."
Netherlands.
@misc{etde_10132305,
title = {CO{sub 2} reduction consensus?. A conceptual framework for global CO{sub 2} reduction targets: The importance of energy technology development}
author = {Okken, P A}
abstractNote = {This paper starts with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Science Group`s recommendation to reduce global fossil fuel CO{sub 2} emissions by 60% at least. This recommendation is considered to be the result of a utilitarian consensus process, which takes into account the current knowledge about CO{sub 2} reduction costs in national energy systems, and the scientific uncertainties in global climate change assessments. A conceptual framework for this consensus reaching process is constructed, and various arguments and issues are discussed, leading to higher or lower CO{sub 2} reduction percentages. One of these arguments is that with new energy technologies more than 60% CO{sub 2} reduction is possible. This is illustrated for the transport sector and coal power generation (together contributing 45% to current global emissions). Although CO{sub 2} reduction in these sectors is generally thought to be very difficult, yet new energy technologies are available to drastically reduce emissions, cost-effective in the range of 25 to 100$/tCO{sub 2} reduced. 11 figs., 6 tabs., 14 refs.}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {CO{sub 2} reduction consensus?. A conceptual framework for global CO{sub 2} reduction targets: The importance of energy technology development}
author = {Okken, P A}
abstractNote = {This paper starts with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Science Group`s recommendation to reduce global fossil fuel CO{sub 2} emissions by 60% at least. This recommendation is considered to be the result of a utilitarian consensus process, which takes into account the current knowledge about CO{sub 2} reduction costs in national energy systems, and the scientific uncertainties in global climate change assessments. A conceptual framework for this consensus reaching process is constructed, and various arguments and issues are discussed, leading to higher or lower CO{sub 2} reduction percentages. One of these arguments is that with new energy technologies more than 60% CO{sub 2} reduction is possible. This is illustrated for the transport sector and coal power generation (together contributing 45% to current global emissions). Although CO{sub 2} reduction in these sectors is generally thought to be very difficult, yet new energy technologies are available to drastically reduce emissions, cost-effective in the range of 25 to 100$/tCO{sub 2} reduced. 11 figs., 6 tabs., 14 refs.}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}