Scenarios of U.S. Carbon Reductions: Potential Impacts of Energy Technologies by2010 and Beyond

摘要

This report presents the results of a study conducted by five U.S. Department ofEnergy national laboratories that quantifies the potential for energy-efficient and lwo carbon technologies to reduce carbon emissions in the United States. To add greater definition to this view, we quantify the reductions in carbon emissions that can be attained through the improved performance and increased penetration of efficient and low-carbon technologies by the year 2010. We also take a longer-term perspective by characterizing the potential for future research and development to produce further carbon reductions over the next quarter century. As such, this report makes a strong case for the value of energy technology research, development, demonstration, and diffusion as a public response to global climate change.