Technology and international climate policy

Clarke, Leon ; Calvin, Kate ; Edmonds, James A. ; Kyle, Page ; Wise, Marshall

关键词: AVAILABILITY;    CLIMATES;    DIFFUSION;    GREENHOUSE GASES;    MITIGATION;    PERFORMANCE;    PRODUCTION;    SENSITIVITY;    STORAGE CLIMATIC CHANGE;    TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT;    ENERGY POLICY;    CARBON DIOXIDE;    SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS;    FOREIGN POLICY;   

DOI  :  10.2172/960201
RP-ID  :  ETP-DiscussionPaper-2008-21
PID  :  OSTI ID: 960201
Others  :  TRN: US0904412

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Both the nature of international climate policy architectures and the development and diffusion of new energy technologies could dramatically influence future costs of reducing global emissions of greenhouse gases. This paper explores the implications of interactions between technology availability and performance and international policy architectures for technology choice and the social cost of limiting atmospheric CO2 concentrations to 500 ppm by the year 2095. Key issues explored in the paper include the role of bioenergy production with CO2 capture and storage (CCS), overshoot concentration pathways, and the sensitivity of mitigation costs to policy and technology.