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Shifting away from coal is key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, PSU study finds
https://www.pdx.edu/news/shifting-away-coal-key-cutting-greenhouse-gas-emissions-psu-study-findsShifting away from coal is key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, PSU study finds
Author: John Kirkland, PSU Media and Public Relations
Posted: March 6, 2019
The United States could fulfill its greenhouse gas emission pledge under the Paris Climate Agreement by virtually eliminating coal as an energy source by 2024, according to new research from Portland State University.
Although the Trump Administration announced in 2017 that United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the U.S. cannot officially pull out until 2020.
The research -- co-authored by PSU Ph.D. graduate student John Anasis and faculty from PSU’s departments of physics, economics and systems science -- will be published in the March issue of the journal Applied Energy. It examines the energy shifts that would need to take place for both the U.S. and China to reach the Paris Agreement’s goals. Together, the two countries produce roughly 40 percent of global emissions.
The researchers said eliminating coal as an energy source was the most significant step for the U.S. to meet its emissions target. As a result, the U.S. would need shift to an energy portfolio based on natural gas, efficiency, wind, solar power and biofuels, with oil used predominately for transportation fuel.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.01.072Author: John Kirkland, PSU Media and Public Relations
Posted: March 6, 2019
The United States could fulfill its greenhouse gas emission pledge under the Paris Climate Agreement by virtually eliminating coal as an energy source by 2024, according to new research from Portland State University.
Although the Trump Administration announced in 2017 that United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the U.S. cannot officially pull out until 2020.
The research -- co-authored by PSU Ph.D. graduate student John Anasis and faculty from PSU’s departments of physics, economics and systems science -- will be published in the March issue of the journal Applied Energy. It examines the energy shifts that would need to take place for both the U.S. and China to reach the Paris Agreement’s goals. Together, the two countries produce roughly 40 percent of global emissions.
The researchers said eliminating coal as an energy source was the most significant step for the U.S. to meet its emissions target. As a result, the U.S. would need shift to an energy portfolio based on natural gas, efficiency, wind, solar power and biofuels, with oil used predominately for transportation fuel.
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