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The Paris Agreement—Implications 2

for greenhouse gas removal and
zero emissions energy production

Robert Chris 1
Visiting Fellow, Department of Geography, Open University, Milton Keynes,
United Kingdom
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Corresponding author: robert.chris@open.ac.uk

Chapter Outline

2.1 Introduction 17
2.2 Methodology 18
2.3 Plausibility 22
2.4 The numbers 23
2.4.1 Business as usual 23
2.4.2 Zero emissions energy only 46
2.4.3 Zero emissions energy/Reducing energy consumption 46
2.4.4 Zero emissions energy/Reducing energy consumption/Carbon intensity reduction 47
2.4.5 Greenhouse gas removal 47
2.5 Applying plausibility 48
2.5.1 Fossil fuel emissions 49
2.5.2 Reduction in energy consumption (REC) 51
2.5.3 Reduction in FF carbon intensity (CIR) 54
2.5.4 Greenhouse gas removal (GGR) 55
2.6 Policy implications 59
2.6.1 Zero GGR 59
2.6.2 GGR of 1.5 Gt(C)/yr 60
2.6.3 GGR of 5Gt(C)/yr 61
2.6.4 GGR of 10Gt(C)/yr 61
2.7 Delivering ZEE 62
2.8 Conclusion 64
References 65

2.1 Introduction

Achieving the Paris Agreement temperature target requires the virtual elimination of
greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. If emissions reduce more slowly, achieving
the target will require the removal from the atmosphere of greenhouse gases already

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