Climate impacts of energy technologies depend on emissions timing

Morgan R. Edwards and Jessika E. Trancik ()
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Morgan R. Edwards: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Jessika E. Trancik: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 5, 347-352

Abstract: There has been a rapid growth in the use of natural gas and biofuels. This study evaluates energy technologies against climate targets and shows that the impact of technologies that result in the emission of both methane and carbon dioxide depends on their time of use. The changes in climate impacts over time are large, with several technologies that are widely considered mitigation options becoming unfavourable within two decades.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2204

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