Zero air pollution and zero carbon from all energy at low cost and without blackouts in variable weather throughout the U.S. with 100% wind-water-solar and storage

Jacobson, Mark Z.; Krauland, Anna-Katharina von; Coughlin, Stephen J.; Palmer, Frances C.; Smith, Miles M.

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2021.11.067

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“…Despite these differences, the overall conclusion is similar, strengthening the results found in both studies. Dozens of additional papers 6–39 have also affirmed the feasibility and low-cost nature of 100% renewable electricity or all energy in different parts of the world.…”

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“…Many research groups have examined 100% renewable energy (RE) systems in one or all energy sectors and have found that RE systems keep the grid stable at low cost. 6–39 Most closely related to this study, are studies to transition 139 countries 21 and 143 countries 25,35,36 to 100% WWS across all energy sectors while keeping the grid stable. All energy sectors include electricity, transportation, building heating/cooling, industry, agriculture-forestry-fishing, and the military.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Low-cost solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity for 145 countries

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Krauland

Coughlin

et al. 2022

Energy Environ. Sci.

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Low-cost solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity for 145 countries

Jacobson

Krauland

Coughlin

et al. 2022

Energy Environ. Sci.

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“…Thankfully, recent breakthroughs in renewable energy production, transmission, and storage now allow much faster decarbonization than previously believed possible (Bogdanov et al, 2021;Victoria et al, 2021;Jacobson et al, 2022). The costs of solar photovoltaics and wind turbine have plummeted 91 and 71%, respectively since 2009, now providing the cheapest and cleanest electricity ever available to humankind (Abbott et al, 2021a;Breyer et al, 2021;Abbott B., 2022).…”

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“…Mature technologies now allow electrification of nearly the entire economy (transportation, manufacturing, agriculture, etc. ), with developing technologies on track to allow full decarbonization before 2040 (Breyer et al, 2021;Jacobson et al, 2022). If the global community commits to sustaining this ongoing transition, the clean and abundant energy will also bring down costs of direct air carbon capture and storage (DACCS), one of the few scalable and sustainable geoengineering approaches (Breyer et al, 2020).…”

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We Must Stop Fossil Fuel Emissions to Protect Permafrost Ecosystems

Abbott

Brown²,

Carey

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Climate change is an existential threat to the vast global permafrost domain. The diverse human cultures, ecological communities, and biogeochemical cycles of this tenth of the planet depend on the persistence of frozen conditions. The complexity, immensity, and remoteness of permafrost ecosystems make it difficult to grasp how quickly things are changing and what can be done about it. Here, we summarize terrestrial and marine changes in the permafrost domain with an eye toward global policy. While many questions remain, we know that continued fossil fuel burning is incompatible with the continued existence of the permafrost domain as we know it. If we fail to protect permafrost ecosystems, the consequences for human rights, biosphere integrity, and global climate will be severe. The policy implications are clear: the faster we reduce human emissions and draw down atmospheric CO2, the more of the permafrost domain we can save. Emissions reduction targets must be strengthened and accompanied by support for local peoples to protect intact ecological communities and natural carbon sinks within the permafrost domain. Some proposed geoengineering interventions such as solar shading, surface albedo modification, and vegetation manipulations are unproven and may exacerbate environmental injustice without providing lasting protection. Conversely, astounding advances in renewable energy have reopened viable pathways to halve human greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and effectively stop them well before 2050. We call on leaders, corporations, researchers, and citizens everywhere to acknowledge the global importance of the permafrost domain and work towards climate restoration and empowerment of Indigenous and immigrant communities in these regions.

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“…Overall, blue hydrogen has been argued to be a distraction [68]. (12) Fugitive methane emissions are a major problem. Substantial amounts of methane are being emitted into the atmosphere above the U.S. from, for example, oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin, an area located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico.…”

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Contemplating Terawatts of Renewable Electricity and the Need for Improved Energy Efficiency and Reduced Energy Demand in the U.S.

Kirk¹

2022

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The amount of power generated in the U.S. from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and wind turbines that will be required in order to replace the amount of power generated from fossil fuels, bio fuels, and nuclear fission is analyzed. The relatively small capacity factors of solar PV and wind generation are not ideal. However, increased efficiency due to switching from equipment such as gas furnaces and internal combustion engine vehicles to electric heat pumps and battery electric vehicles helps to lessen the amount of power needed. Nonetheless, as an initial estimate, an installed nameplate capacity of 3.4 TW of electricity sourced from a combination of solar PV and wind generation may be required to match the amount of power that was generated in the U.S. in 2021 from a combination of fossil fuels, bio fuels, and nuclear fission. Also as an initial estimate, 0.7 to 1.1 TW of installed battery storage capacity may be needed. Actual power generation and storage capacity will depend on energy efficiency and energy demand. With concerted focus and effort, there is an opportunity to reduce energy demand and therefore minimize the amount of solar PV panels, wind turbines, and batteries that need to be manufactured, installed, maintained, and recycled.

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Zero air pollution and zero carbon from all energy at low cost and without blackouts in variable weather throughout the U.S. with 100% wind-water-solar and storage

Cited by 42 publications

References 37 publications

Low-cost solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity for 145 countries

Low-cost solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy insecurity for 145 countries

We Must Stop Fossil Fuel Emissions to Protect Permafrost Ecosystems

Contemplating Terawatts of Renewable Electricity and the Need for Improved Energy Efficiency and Reduced Energy Demand in the U.S.

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