Mitigation strategies and the global energy transition
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03 Mitigation strategies and the global energy transition
Reduce demand: insulation, LED lighting, efficient motors and appliances, public transport, and industry heat recovery — the cheapest "source" is the unit of energy not used.
Change the supply: replace coal and oil with solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and, where accepted, nuclear; retire the least efficient thermal units; interconnect grids so that surplus renewable power is exported instead of curtailed.
Remove what is left: CCUS on cement and steel plants, direct air capture, and biological sinks (afforestation, wetlands, soil carbon).
Targets: the Paris Agreement aims to keep the warming well below 2 °C and to pursue 1.5 °C, which requires net-zero CO₂ emissions around 2050 and net-negative emissions afterwards.
Energy justice: developing countries ask for finance and technology transfer, because their per-capita emissions are small — Egypt emits about 0.6 t CO₂ per person against more than 7 t in high-income countries.
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