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Open AccessGlobal biomass supply modeling for long-run management of the climate system
Bioenergy is projected to have a prominent, valuable, and maybe essential, role in climate management. However, there is significant variation in projected bioenergy deployment results, as well as concerns abo...
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The contribution of bioenergy to the decarbonization of transport: a multi-model assessment
The expected growth in the demand for passenger and freight services exacerbates the challenges of reducing transport GHG emissions, especially as commercial low-carbon alternatives to petroleum fuels are limi...
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Introduction to the special feature on energy scenarios for long-term climate change mitigation in Japan
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Global energy sector emission reductions and bioenergy use: overview of the bioenergy demand phase of the EMF-33 model comparison
We present an overview of results from 11 integrated assessment models (IAMs) that participated in the 33rd study of the Stanford Energy Modeling Forum (EMF-33) on the viability of large-scale deployment of bioen...
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An overview of the Energy Modeling Forum 33rd study: assessing large-scale global bioenergy deployment for managing climate change
Previous studies have projected a significant role for bioenergy in decarbonizing the global economy and hel** realize international climate goals such as limiting global average warming to 2 ˚C or 1.5 ˚C. H...
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EMF-33 insights on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
This paper explores the potential role of bioenergy coupled to carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (BECCS) in long-term global scenarios. We first validate past insights regarding the potential use of BECCS ...
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Preface and introduction to EMF 27
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Bioenergy in energy transformation and climate management
This study explores the importance of bioenergy to potential future energy transformation and climate change management. Using a large inter-model comparison of 15 models, we comprehensively characterize and a...
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Energy efficiency potentials for global climate change mitigation
Energy efficiency is one of the main options for mitigating climate change. An accurate representation of various mechanisms of energy efficiency is vital for the assessment of its realistic potential. Results...
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Competing or coordinating: IT R&D investment decision making subject to information time lag
In this paper, we apply a dynamic option-game framework to examine the impact of information time lag on Research and Development (R&D) investment in innovative information technology (IT) industry. We focus o...
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Open AccessA special issue on the RCPs
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Optimal Technology R&D in the Face of Climate Uncertainty
This paper explores optimal near-term technology R&D in the face of uncertain damages caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases. The paper puts particular emphasis on understanding how optimal near-term R&D ex...
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Electrification of the economy and CO2 emissions mitigation
In this article, the ratio of central station electricity to final energy is used as a measure of electrification. It is well known that this ratio tends to increase with gross domestic product. We show that n...
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Climate Suitability for Stable Malaria Transmission in Zimbabwe Under Different Climate Change Scenarios
Climate is one factor that determines the potential range of malaria. As such, climate change may work with or against efforts to bring malaria under control. We developed a model of future climate suitability...
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Strategic exercise of real options: Investment decisions in technological systems
Viewing investment projects in new technologies as real options, this paper studies the effects of endogenous competition and asymmetric information on the strategic exercise of real options. We first develop ...
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Climate Suitability: For Stable Malaria Transmission in Zimbabwe Under Different Climate Change Scenarios
As climate is one factor determining the potential range of malaria, climate change may work with or against efforts to bring malaria under control. We developed a model of future climate...