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  Deep decarbonisation of buildings energy services through demand and supply transformations in a 1.5°C scenario

Levesque, A., Pietzcker, R. C., Baumstark, L., Luderer, G. (2021): Deep decarbonisation of buildings energy services through demand and supply transformations in a 1.5°C scenario. - Environmental Research Letters, 16, 5, 054071.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abdf07

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Levesque, Antoine1, Author              
Pietzcker, Robert C.1, Author              
Baumstark, Lavinia1, Author              
Luderer, Gunnar1, Author              
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 Abstract: Buildings energy consumption is one of the most important contributors to GHG emissions worldwide, responsible for 23% of energy-related CO2 emissions. Decarbonising buildings energy demand will pass through two types of strategies: first through an overall reduction of energy demand, that could to some extent be reaped at negative costs; and second through a reduction of the carbon content of energy via fuel switching and supply side decarbonisation. This study assesses the contributions of each of these strategies for the decarbonisation of the buildings sector in line with a 1.5°C global warming. We show that in a 1.5°C scenario combining mitigation policies and a reduction of market failures in efficiency markets, 81% of the reductions in buildings emissions are achieved through the reduction of the carbon content of energy, while the remaining 19% are due to efficiency improvements which reduce energy demand by 31%. Without supply side decarbonisation, efficiency improvements almost entirely suppress the doubling of emissions that would otherwise be expected, but fail to induce an absolute decline in emissions. Our modelling and scenarios show the impact of both climate change mitigation policies and of the alleviation of market failures pervading through energy efficiency markets. The results show that the reduction of the carbon content of energy through fuel switching and supply-side decarbonisation is of paramount importance for the decarbonisation of buildings.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2021-01-222021-01-222021-05-12
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abdf07
PIKDOMAIN: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
Organisational keyword: RD3 - Transformation Pathways
MDB-ID: yes - 3094
Research topic keyword: Climate Policy
Research topic keyword: Decarbonization  
Research topic keyword: Energy
Research topic keyword: Mitigation
Research topic keyword: 1.5/2°C limit
Regional keyword: Global
Model / method: REMIND
OATYPE: Gold Open Access
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Project name : NAVIGATE - Next generation of AdVanced InteGrated Assessment modelling to support climaTE policy making
Grant ID : 821124
Funding program : Horizon 2020 (H2020)
Funding organization : European Commission (EC)
Project name : INNOPATHS - Innovation pathways, strategies and policies for the Low-Carbon Transition in Europe
Grant ID : 730403
Funding program : Horizon 2020 (H2020)
Funding organization : European Commission (EC)

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Title: Environmental Research Letters
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 16 (5) Sequence Number: 054071 Start / End Page: - Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/150326
Publisher: IOP Publishing