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The last lavas erupted during the main phase of the Siberian flood volcanic province: results from experimental petrology
The final lavas of the Siberian flood basalts are a ∼1,000 m thick section of meimechites, high-alkali, high-titanium, hydrous lavas that contrast sharply with the tholeiites that precede them. This paper pres...
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Post-2020 climate agreements in the major economies assessed in the light of global models
Experts using integrated assessment models to analyse the effects of climate change policy, have recently engaged in model inter-comparison projects (MIPs) to generate conclusions robust to different models' s...
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Renewables targeted before Fukushima
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Global energy security under different climate policies, GDP growth rates and fossil resource availabilities
Energy security is one of the main drivers of energy policies. Understanding energy security implications of long-term scenarios is crucial for informed policy making, especially with respect to transformation...
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Comparison and interactions between the long-term pursuit of energy independence and climate policies
Ensuring energy security and mitigating climate change are key energy policy priorities. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group III report emphasized that climate policies can deliv...
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Quantifying uncertainties influencing the long-term impacts of oil prices on energy markets and carbon emissions
Oil prices have fluctuated remarkably in recent years. Previous studies have analysed the impacts of future oil prices on the energy system and greenhouse gas emissions, but none have quantitatively assessed h...
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Limited emission reductions from fuel subsidy removal except in energy-exporting regions
Contrary to the hopes of policymakers, fossil fuel subsidy removal would have only a small impact on global energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions and would not increase renewable energy use by 2030.
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Prospects for powering past coal
To keep global warming within 1.5 °C of pre-industrial levels, there needs to be a substantial decline in the use of coal power by 20301,2 and in most scenarios, complete cessation by 20501,3. The members of the ...
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Reply to: Why fossil fuel producer subsidies matter
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National growth dynamics of wind and solar power compared to the growth required for global climate targets
Climate mitigation scenarios envision considerable growth of wind and solar power, but scholars disagree on how this growth compares with historical trends. Here we fit growth models to wind and solar trajecto...
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Open AccessPathway to a land-neutral expansion of Brazilian renewable fuel production
Biofuels are currently the only available bulk renewable fuel. They have, however, limited expansion potential due to high land requirements and associated risks for biodiversity, food security, and land confl...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Pathway to a land-neutral expansion of Brazilian renewable fuel production
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Coal-exit alliance must confront freeriding sectors to propel Paris-aligned momentum
The global phase-out of coal by mid-century is considered vital to the Paris Agreement to limit warming well-below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. Since the inception of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA...
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Open AccessCompensating affected parties necessary for rapid coal phase-out but expensive if extended to major emitters
Coal power phase-out is critical for climate mitigation, yet it harms workers, companies, and coal-dependent regions. We find that more than half of countries that pledge coal phase-out have “just transition”...