GC065
Net-Zero Emissions Energy Systems: Geophysical Constraints, Consequences, and Opportunities
Session ID#: 159531
Session Description:
This session will highlight recent research aimed at identifying geophysical energy reservoirs and flows that might be converted to human uses, limits to that conversion and use, prominent technological opportunities, and unintended consequences if deployed at scale. This session will focus on environmental, geophysical and climate sciences; however, discussion of technologies and social or political barriers is also welcome. Relevant topics could include: geophysical constraints on reliability and cost-competitiveness of various technologies, pathways to deployment, novel technologies, and approaches to smooth fluctuations in demand and supply. These challenges may be addressed from a theoretical, computational, or experimental perspective.
Index Terms:
1616 Climate variability [GLOBAL CHANGE]
1878 Water/energy interactions [HYDROLOGY]
4324 Spatial decision support systems [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
