- With the release of the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, debate about how quickly Australia should decarbonise and a federal commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 has been re- Separately the CSIRO, in conjunction with Climate Works Australia, has undertaken an assessment of decarbonisation scenarios, including net zero 2050, to model the changes in emission trajectories for various sectors. The modelling considers the scale of energy efficiency and electrification and other fuel switching that could be associated with decarbonisation of the economy, as well as its implications for demand in the National Electricity Market (NEM). Four pathways to de carbonisation are:
- Energy efficiency to improve energy productivity and reduce energy waste.
- Decarbonising electricity to zero or near-zero
- Electrification and a shift away from fossil fuels to zero- or near-zero emissions
- Non-energy emissions reductions and offsetting of residual
https://www.energycouncil.com.au/analysis/four-pathways-to- decarbonisation.
