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Up to 2030
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Scramble:
Coal hits constraints. CO2 emissions moderate, then rise again.
The world’s infrastructure for coal transportation reaches its limits. It is no longer possible to move enough coal around by sea or rail to meet the world’s needs.
Blueprints:
CCS deployed commercially
From 2020, CO2 pricing and the cap-and-trade system pave the way for CO2 capture and underground storage. A crucial transition technology from today’s high-carbon energy system to tomorrow’s low-carbon system.
Electric vehicles enter mass market
Demand for change drives production of energy-efficient vehicles and other improvements. Bowing to public pressure, governments set targets for reduced and zero-emission vehicles and reward companies who meet them.
