Diverse Decarbonization Pathways Under Near Cost-Optimal Futures
Published in Nature Communications , 2024
Recommended citation: Sinha, A., Venkatesh, A., Jordan, K., Wade, C., Eshraghi, H., de Queiroz, A. R., Jaramillo, P., Johnson, J. X. (2024). Diverse decarbonization pathways under near cost-optimal futures. Nature Communications, 15(1), 8165. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52433-z
We also observe varying deployment levels for natural gas, hydrogen, direct air capture of CO2, and synthetic fuels. Notably, carbon-captured coal and synthetic fuels exhibit high adoption rates but only in select decarbonization pathways. By analyzing technology adoption correlations, we uncover interconnected technologies. These results demonstrate that diverse pathways for decarbonization exist at comparable system-level costs and provide insights into technology portfolios that enable near cost-optimal net-zero CO2 futures.