Using its energy simulation model, designed by Henri Prevot, 100TWh has developed an alternative approach for a low-carbon strategy, associating countries under development to reach carbon neutrality by 2070 in the EU countries, but also for the associated developing countries.
Knowing that CO2 emissions have no borders, it makes no sense for Europe to be ‘carbon neutral’ 20 years before the rest of the world.
In order to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2050, EU countries are committed to spend hundreds of billions euros per year, and to sacrifice its economic model while there is another way, much more acceptable to reach its COP21 commitments : to compensate our emissions by a avoiding or suppressing carbon emissions in developing countries. And the benefits of this cooperation would go far beyond the fight against emissions.
According to our simulations, the only realistic energy-climate strategy should be :
1- aim for carbon neutrality in Europe by 2070
2- double the EU consumption of electricity by 2070
3- build new nuclear power plants and hydro power to produce the biggest amount of electricity, while limiting non-dispatchable electricity production from new wind and photovoltaic installations.
4- allocate funds for the production of low-carbon electricity in developing countries, using photovoltaic power, local networks of batteries, biomass, and nuclear units adapted to their operating conditions.
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