NEW LENS SCENARIOS. CO 2 and Climate Change. The long term challenge of managing emissions. David Hone, Chief Climate Change Adviser, Shell

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1 NEW LENS SCENARIOS CO 2 and Climate Change The long term challenge of managing emissions David Hone, Chief Climate Change Adviser, Shell

2 MOUNTAINS OCEANS

3 MOUNTAINS A view from the top Influence concentrates amongst the already powerful, as advantage brings more advantage Economic development slowed by rigidities in structures and institutions However, some secondary policy developments facilitated

4 MOUNTAINS A view from the top ENERGY Moderate economic growth limits supply/demand tensions Natural gas becomes the backbone of the global energy system A profound shift occurs in global transport and infrastructure Moderated CO 2 and resource stresses; CCS takes off

5 EJ/year MOUNTAINS Total primary energy by source Year Oil Biomass Gasified Biomass Traditional Geothermal Other Biofuels Coal Nuclear Solar renewables Natural Gas Biomass/Waste Hydroelectricty Wind

6 OCEANS A view from the horizon Emerging interests increasingly accommodated Core reforms unleash growth and expectations for further reform Markets dominate However, more empowered constituencies hinder some secondary policy advancement

7 OCEANS A view from the horizon ENERGY Supply/demand tightness and high prices unlock expensive resources and drive user efficiency Liquid fuels and coal continue to dominate as gas undershoots global hopes, until solar becomes new backbone High CO 2 and resource impacts. CCS only mandated later

8 EJ/year OCEANS Total primary energy by source Year Oil Biomass Gasified Biomass Traditional Geothermal Other Biofuels Coal Nuclear Solar renewables Natural Gas Biomass/Waste Hydroelectricty Wind

9 Electricity consumption by source EJ/annum OCEANS Solar growth is extraordinary Coal from 1990 Solar from Years

10 OCEANS... with potential dominance by 2100

11 Climate change and the long term challenge of managing emissions

12 The climate change problem Need to avoid the trillionth tonne 1 of carbon to stay below 2 C... 1 trillion tonnes 0.8 ~2 C over half full today Starting in Warming caused by cumulative carbon emissions towards the trillionth tonne. Myles R. Allen, Malte Meinshausen et. al. Nature Vol 458, 30 April 2009

13 The climate change problem.. and using current proven 1 fossil reserves 2 takes us well over the mark. Early 2040 s Starting in BP Statistical Review of World Energy Current reserves of oil and gas are ~60 years each, coal ~110 years at current usage rates ~4 C ~3 C 1.6 trillion tonnes, with continued land use change and cement production..... and probably still rising into next century.

14 Cumulative stock and peak warming Warming caused by cumulative carbon emissions towards the trillionth tonne. Myles R. Allen, Malte Meinshausen et. al. Nature Vol 458, 30 April 2009

15 Current policies are unlikely to resolve the CO 2 issue By 2020, renewable energy will make up 20% of the energy supply We must improve energy efficiency, that will reduce emissions We must stimulate clean energy investment The green economy will offer jobs and energy security We will reduce the CO 2 intensity of the economy by 20%.

16 The real impact of current policies Geographical displacement: The fossil resource gets used elsewhere. Temporal displacement: The fossil resource gets used later. With no net change in cumulative emissions......

17 Carbon capture and storage is different Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is different. Carbon is returned to the geosphere where it came from. There is no geographical or temporal effect. Even limited local action has a global benefit.

18 Mountains A gas backbone with early and rapid deployment of CCS limits the stock Late 2040 s Capped by ~2100 Starting in

19 Oceans CCS comes years later with the result that the end stock is higher Late 2040 s Capped by ~ Starting in

20 Global CO 2 Emissions, Gt per annum Emissions in 2050 are stubbornly high Neither scenario meets current 2020 or 2050 goals or 2 C but both see emissions head to zero within this century Mountains Oceans emissions 50% reduction vs

21 CO 2 Stored, GT per annum CCS in the New Lens Scenarios Oceans Mountains

22 Key points on climate change and CCS Managing climate change means managing the cumulative emissions of CO 2. Net zero emissions is an eventual must have. Placing bets on renewable-energy outpacing efficiency-driven fossil fuel growth and assuming that enhanced efficiency will drive down demand, may be a foolish gamble. Only CCS will deliver the net zero requirement. CCS needs to come early and be rapidly deployed to manage the CO 2 issue within this century.

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