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Professor Niall Mac Dowell FIChemE FRSC

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Professor of Future Energy Systems
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 9298niall Website

 
 
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16 Prince's GardensSouth Kensington Campus

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BibTex format

@article{Patrizio:2018:10.1016/j.joule.2018.10.004,
author = {Patrizio, P and Leduc, S and Kraxner, F and Fuss, S and Kindermann, G and Mesfun, S and Spokas, K and Mendoza, A and Dowell, NM and Wetterlund, E and Lundgren, J and Dotzauer, E and Yowargana, P and Obersteiner, M},
doi = {10.1016/j.joule.2018.10.004},
journal = {Joule},
pages = {2633--2648},
title = {Reducing US Coal Emissions Can Boost Employment},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.10.004},
volume = {2},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Summary Concerns have been voiced that implementing climate change mitigation measures could come at the cost of employment, especially in the context of the US coal sector. However, repurposing US coal plants presents an opportunity to address emission mitigation and job creation, if the right technology change is adopted. In this study, the transformation of the US coal sector until 2050 is modeled to achieve ambitious climate targets. Results show that the cost-optimal strategy for meeting 2050 emission reductions consistent with 2°C stabilization pathways is through the early deployment of BECCS and by replacing 50% of aging coal plants with natural gas plants. This strategy addresses the concerns surrounding employment for coal workers by retaining 40,000 jobs, and creating 22,000 additional jobs by mid-century. Climate change mitigation does not have to come at the cost of employment, and policymakers could seek to take advantage of the social co-benefits of mitigation.
AU  - Patrizio,P
AU  - Leduc,S
AU  - Kraxner,F
AU  - Fuss,S
AU  - Kindermann,G
AU  - Mesfun,S
AU  - Spokas,K
AU  - Mendoza,A
AU  - Dowell,NM
AU  - Wetterlund,E
AU  - Lundgren,J
AU  - Dotzauer,E
AU  - Yowargana,P
AU  - Obersteiner,M
DO  - 10.1016/j.joule.2018.10.004
EP  - 2648
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 2542-4351
SP  - 2633
TI  - Reducing US Coal Emissions Can Boost Employment
T2  - Joule
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2018.10.004
UR  - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435118304665
VL  - 2
ER  -
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