Deep Decarbonization: Infinity War
What technology will become the dominant means of decarbonizing each part of the economy? The pattern we see now — and that we expect to continue to see over the coming decades — is a series of battles between consistent contenders: electricity, hydrogen and carbon capture. Electricity is hitting its stride. The power sector is getting cleaner, and electrification is spreading to light-duty vehicles and even residential boilers. But electricity actually has only a 20% market share of all energy end uses. So what do we do with the remaining 80%? These are tough-to-decarbonize arenas that...