Coal, oil and gas going into extra time : the narrative of abated fossil fuels threatens to undermine the Paris climate targets

Zusammenfassung: The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) will see a new round of battle regarding the call to phase out fossil fuels. Intense debates have taken place in Germany and the European Union (EU) to determine positions in the run-up to the conference. The main point of contention is whether to call for a complete global phase-out of all fossil fuels or only for a phase-down of their unabated use, that is, without additional abatement measures such as carbon capture and stor­age (CCS). The role of abated fossil fuels in a net-zero economy is very controversial. In the long run, it will depend on several factors, including the effective deployment and scale-up of CCS, the capture rates achieved therein and the availability of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies to address residual emissions. CCS is unlikely to make a significant contribution to urgently needed greenhouse gas reductions in the power sector by 2030. Whether the decision in Dubai will deliver a credible signal to rapidly reduce fossil fuel emissions depends in no small part on a precise, science-based definition of the scale of emission reductions required for fossil fuels to be considered as abated in line with the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement

Object Details

• Alternative title: Verlängerung für Kohle, Öl und Gas
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (7 Seiten)
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: "English version of SWP-Aktuell 57/2023" ; Gesehen am 28.11.2023

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP comment ; 2023, no. 54 (November 2023) ; SWP comment ; 2023, no. 54 (November 2023)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Natürliche Ressourcen, Energie und Umwelt
• Keyword: Umweltpolitik ; Internationale Kooperation ; Zielvorstellung ; Fossiler Brennstoff ; Emissionsverringerung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): SWP
• (when): [November 2023]
• Creator: Hansen, Gerrit
• Contributor: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2023C54
• Handle: 10419/281027
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024021212124980292376
• Rights: Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:41 PM CET