International Energy Agency Report: Energy Technology Perspectives 2020

This report was prepared by the Energy Technology Policy Division within the Directorate on Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks (STO) of the International Energy Agency. The study was designed and directed by Timur Gül (Head of the Energy Technology Policy Division). The analysis was co-ordinated by Araceli Fernandez Pales (lead on end-us  modelling and innovation), Peter Levi (lead on industry), Uwe Remme (lead on supply modelling and hydrogen) and Jacob Teter (lead on transport). The main contributors were Thibaut Abergel (co-lead on buildings, decomposition), Praveen Bains (bioenergy), Jose Miguel Bermudez Menendez (hydrogen), Chiara Delmastro (co-lead on buildings, cooling), Marine Gorner (transport), Alexandre Gouy (batteries, recycling), Raimund Malischek (fossil fuels), Hana Mandova (industry), Trevor Morgan (Menecon consulting), Leonardo Paoli (batteries, spillovers, patents), Jacopo Tattini (transport, shipping), Tiffany Vass (industry and material efficiency). Other contributors were Ekta Bibra, Till Bunsen, Elizabeth Connelly, Hiroyoki Fukui, Taku Hasegawa, Pierre Leduc, Francesco Pavan, Sadanand Wachche and Per-Anders Widell. Caroline Abettan, Claire Hilton, Reka Koczka and Diana Louis provided essential support.

This report analyses over 800 technology options to examine what would need to happen for the world to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The report focuses primarily on the Sustainable Development Scenario, but it also includes a complementary Faster Innovation Case that explores the technology implications of reaching net-zero emissions globally by 2050. The analysis seeks to assess the challenges and opportunities associated with a rapid, clean energy transition. The report covers all areas of the energy system, from fuel transformation and power generation to aviation and steel production.

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