Explorations of net-zero emissions energy: aviation, trade risks, and inequalities of air pollution

There is broad consensus that electrification of end uses and renewable electricity can drastically and cost-effectively reduce GHG emissions from the energy system. But important questions remain about end uses that are particularly challenging to electrify as well as the broader (and typically not modeled) implications of net-zero emissions energy systems. I’ll present some recent work by my group on different net-zero pathways with regard to aviation, geopolitical risks, and air pollution impacts.

Speaker: Steve Davis, Stanford University