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emerging climate technologies in the energy supply sector
The power sector is the largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. In 2010, the energy supply sector was responsible for approximately 35% of total anthropogenic GHG emissions. To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, countries are required to peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and achieve climate neutrality by mid-century. It is of paramount importance making efforts to transform and decarbonize energy systems that align with the Paris goals.
The energy supply sector offers a wide range of emerging decarbonization technologies with high potential for climate change mitigation. Such technologies also have relevance to multiple social and environmental co-benefits (e.g., employment and income generation for local communities, reduced impact on water and land).
The technical paper:
The overall objective is to provide policymakers and other relevant stakeholders with a set of information that may help their decision making when defining national and/or regional strategies for accelerating the scale-up and diffusion of these technologies Acknowledgement: The technical paper has been developed with the contribution of the Government of Japan |
