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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Energy. 2018 Apr 15;216:482–493. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.02.122

Table 1.

Modeling scenarios

Technology pathways CO2 emissions reduction targetsd
None (REF) 50% reduction 80% reduction
BASEa BASEREF BASE50 BASE80
REb REREF RE50 RE80
NUC/CCSc NUC/CCSREF NUC/CCS50 NUC/CCS80
a

Baseline assumptions with all electricity production technologies available.

b

Rapid reduction in costs of renewable energy technologies; no new builds of nuclear plants; carbon capture unavailable.

c

Optimistic assumptions about costs of nuclear and CCS technologies; slow decline in costs of renewables; restricted supply of biomass for energy transformation and end-use.

d

Reduction targets attained in 2050, relative to emissions in 2005.