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Coal, oil and gas going into extra time: the narrative of abated fossil fuels threatens to undermine the Paris climate targets
Verlängerung für Kohle, Öl und Gas: das Narrativ der emissionsreduzierten Nutzung fossiler Energien droht die Pariser Ziele zu untergraben
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Abstract The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) will see a new round of battle regarding the call to phase out fossil fuels. Intense debates have taken place in Germany and the European Union (EU) to determine positions in the run-up to the conference. The main point of conten... view more
The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) will see a new round of battle regarding the call to phase out fossil fuels. Intense debates have taken place in Germany and the European Union (EU) to determine positions in the run-up to the conference. The main point of contention is whether to call for a complete global phase-out of all fossil fuels or only for a phase-down of their unabated use, that is, without additional abatement measures such as carbon capture and storage (CCS). The role of abated fossil fuels in a net-zero economy is very controversial. In the long run, it will depend on several factors, including the effective deployment and scale-up of CCS, the capture rates achieved therein and the availability of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies to address residual emissions. CCS is unlikely to make a significant contribution to urgently needed greenhouse gas reductions in the power sector by 2030. Whether the decision in Dubai will deliver a credible signal to rapidly reduce fossil fuel emissions depends in no small part on a precise, science-based definition of the scale of emission reductions required for fossil fuels to be considered as abated in line with the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
environmental policy; international cooperation; UNO; climate policy; energy source; emission
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
Zielvorstellung/Zielsetzung; Reduzierung/Rückgang; Fossile Brennstoffe; Emissionsreduktion; Rückschritt
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
7 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 54/2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2023C54
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications