Transport electrification: A key element for energy system transformation and climate stabilization

McCollum, D.L., Krey, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-3515, Kolp, P., Nagai, Y., & Riahi, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-3498 (2014). Transport electrification: A key element for energy system transformation and climate stabilization. Climatic Change 123 (3) 651-664. 10.1007/s10584-013-0969-z.

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Abstract

This paper analyzes the role of transport electrification in the broader context of energy system transformation and climate stabilization. As part of the EMF27 model inter-comparison exercise, we employ the MESSAGE integrated assessment modeling framework to conduct a systematic variation of availability, cost, and performance of particular energy supply technologies, thereby deriving implications for feasibility of climate stabilization goals and the associated costs of mitigation. In addition, we explore a wide range of assumptions regarding the potential degree of electrification of the transportation sector. These analyses allow us to (i) test the extent to which the feasible attainment of stringent climate policy targets depends on transport electrification, and (ii) assess the far-reaching impacts that transport electrification could have throughout the rest of the energy system. A detailed analysis of the transition to electricity within the transport sector is not conducted. Our results indicate that while a low-carbon transport system built upon conventional liquid-based fuel delivery infrastructures is destined to become increasingly reliant on biofuels and synthetic liquids, electrification opens up a door through which nuclear energy and non-biomass renewables can flow. The latter has important implications for mitigation costs.

Item Type:	Article
Research Programs:	Energy (ENE) Transitions to New Technologies (TNT)
Bibliographic Reference:	Climatic Change; 123(3-4):651-664 (April 2014) (Published online 31 October 2013)
Depositing User:	IIASA Import
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2016 08:50
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:24
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/10950

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