Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System

Committee on Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Natio

ISBN 10: 0309682924 / ISBN 13: 9780309682923

Published by National Academies Press, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309682924
• ISBN 13: 9780309682923
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The world is transforming its energy system from one dominated by fossil fuel combustion to one with net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas. This energy transition is critical to mitigating climate change, protecting human health, and revitalizing the U.S. economy. To help policymakers, businesses, communities, and the public better understand what a net-zero transition would mean for the United States, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine convened a committee of experts to investigate how the U.S. could best decarbonize its transportation, electricity, buildings, and industrial sectors.

This report, Accelerating Decarbonization of the United States Energy System, identifies key technological and socio-economic goals that must be achieved to put the United States on the path to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The report presents a policy blueprint outlining critical near-term actions for the first decade (2021-2030) of this 30-year effort, including ways to support communities that will be most impacted by the transition.