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AN: U41D-01    [Abstracts]
TI: Decarbonization Pathways for the US Economy
AU: * Ling, F H
EM: frank@nature.berkeley.edu
AF: Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3050, United States
AU: * Ling, F H
EM: frank@nature.berkeley.edu
AF: Energy and Resources Group, 310 Barrows University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3050, United States
AU: Kammen, D M
EM: kammen@berkeley.edu
AF: Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3050, United States
AU: Kammen, D M
EM: kammen@berkeley.edu
AF: Energy and Resources Group, 310 Barrows University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3050, United States
AU: Kammen, D M
EM: kammen@berkeley.edu
AF: Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720- 7320, United States
AB: The ability to lower GHG emissions by 80% from current levels - the 'ecological target' is already possible in the stationary power sector through strategies that include efficiency, renewable energy, and nuclear power. For light vehicle transportation, mileage standards, biofuels, and engine technology will play critical roles to drastically reduce emissions. Air travel remains problematic and in dire need of additional innovations. Advanced energy storage technologies coupled with affordable renewable energy sources could potentially eliminate emissions for both stationary power and vehicles. Given the cost curves of key energy technologies, our analysis for the US economy shows that deploying emissions abating options is not only cost effective, it also affords enormous socioeconomic and environmental returns.
DE: 6304 Benefit-cost analysis
DE: 6615 Legislation and regulations (6324)
DE: 6620 Science policy (0485)
SC: Union [U]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting