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Decarbonizing the european electric power sector by 2050

Decarbonizing the european electric power sector by 2050 : a tale of three studies / Erik Delarue, Leonardo Meeus, Ronnie Belmans, William D’haeseleer, Jean-Michel Glachant. Robert Schuman Centre for  Advanced Studies, 2011, 25 p. (EUI working papers ; RSCAS 2011/03)

http://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/15485/RSCAS_2011_03.pdf

If Europe is serious about climate change, it has to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, thereby effectively going to a (near-) zero carbon energy and thus, electricity system. The European Climate Foundation, Eurelectric, and the International Energy Agency have consequently published a study elaborating on the final goal of this transition. The studies project scenarios of how such a (near-) zero electricity system would look like and provide recommendations on the policies needed to guide the transition. In this paper, we observe that these studies tell a tale with many similarities. In spite of increased energy efficiency, the electricity demand is projected to increase substantially, with up to 50% from today towards 2050, due to shifts from other sectors towards electricity. This demand will be supplied by a minimum of 40% electricity generation by RES, with the remainder being filled up with nuclear and fossils with CCS. The importance of grid reinforcement, expansion, and planning in this context is emphasized in all three studies. While all three studies further recommend relying on the EU ETS for the transition, the European Climate Foundation and the International Energy Agency consider continuing with targets for RES in combination with a more harmonized EU RES support scheme. (© RSCAS)

OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Danièle Revel (4 octobre 2011). Decarbonizing the european electric power sector by 2050. Veille énergie climat. Consulté le 18 février 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/o964


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