Negative Emissions Technology Deployment on a Subnational Scale

Fauvel, Chloe

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Author

Fauvel, Chloe, Systems Engineering - School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia 0000-0003-2954-7192

Advisors

Clarens, Andres , EN-Eng Sys and Environment , University of Virginia
Peterson, Lisa , EN-Eng Sys and Environment , University of Virginia
Shobe, William , PV-Ctr for Public Svc , University of Virginia

Abstract

To meet the net-zero carbon emission goals being set by countries and corporations around the world, large-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies (NETs) will likely be needed to offset recalcitrant and historic emissions. Integrated modeling efforts to date have focused on the global scale and suggest that we will need removal at a scale of gigatons CO2/year without considering the impact these emerging technologies could have on the regions where they will be deployed. Here we used the GCAM-USA integrated assessment model to analyze how a suite of NETs, direct air capture, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (liquids and electricity), and land use change would be deployed across all fifty US states. Results suggest that, when national emissions are required to reach net-zero by 2050, NETs deployment across the US is significant but uneven across states. Certain factors, including potential to deploy carbon capture and storage at scale, are critical to supporting a major NETs industry at scale.

Degree

MS (Master of Science)

Keywords

negative emissions technology; NETs; carbon dioxide removal; CDR; Global Change Analysis Model; GCAM; net-zero emissions; integrated assessment modeling; direct air capture; DAC; bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration; BECCS; land-use change; carbon capture and storage; CCS

Language

English

Issued Date

2022-04-26

Suggested Citation

Fauvel, Chloe. Negative Emissions Technology Deployment on a Subnational Scale. University of Virginia, Systems Engineering - School of Engineering and Applied Science, MS (Master of Science), 2022-04-26, https://doi.org/10.18130/etp7-rd44.