Supplying the

world entirely
with renewable
resources

Emily Rochon
Greenpeace
International
October 27, 2015
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Why do we need to change the way energy is
produced and used? Let me count the ways…

The current energy system results in:

1.Climate change
2.Public health issues
3.Water scarcity and pollution
4.Energy insecurity and war
5.Oil spills
6.Air pollution
7.Acid mine drainage
8.Rising and unpredictable costs
9.Nuclear accidents/waste disposal problems
10.Etc… 3
Avoiding catastrophic climate change means
staying below 2o C

- Global GHG
emissions must
decrease by at
least 80% by 2050
- To get there,
energy sector
(electricity,
heating and
transport) must be
decarbonized
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Is 100% renewable energy possible?
RE Final Energy share: 2012: 19% // 2020: 23% // 2030: 42%
// 2050: 100%

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The E[R] Power Sector
Logic
The E[R] Power Sector
Logic
How to get to 100% renewable energy by 2050

1. Phase out fossil fuels

- Lignite (2035), coal (2045), oil and
gas (2050)
2. Phase out nuclear (2050)
3. Reduce energy demand (15% below current
levels)
4. Increase renewables
- Solar PV, Wind (8,040 GW), CSP,
hydropower, geothermal, ocean, hydrogen,
synthetic fuels, biomass/biofuels
5. Electrify large portion of heating (19+%)
and transport demand (53%)
6. Build a smart grid, rely on energy
 Global : Power Sector

RE electricity share: 2012: 21% // 2020: 32% // 2030: 64% // 2050: 100%

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Benefits of 100% power sector:

1.Money: Fuel costs savings means 100% RE is

less expensive than BAU
2.Jobs: Greater employment and economic
development opportunities
3.Safe climate: Only way to stay below 2
degrees C warming
 Money

Additional Investment Costs – Entirely Refinanced by Fuel Cost Savings

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Jobs

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 Climate

% of 1990 emissions: 2012: 146% // 2020: 145% // 2030: 96% //

2040: 39% // 2050: 0%

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 5 Takeaways

100% renewable energy by 2050 is:

1. Technically and economically achievable

2. Only way to avoid catastrophic climate

change

3. Will result in more jobs in the energy

sector

4. Less expensive overall than business-as-

usual