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Climate Notes: “Sector Coupling” – Approaches and Implications of the Decarbonisation of the Energy System

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  • Sophia Appl Scorza
  • Johannes Pfeiffer
  • Alex Schmitt
  • Christoph Weissbart

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The German Climate Action Plan aims at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 80 to 95 percent by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. Even if a great deal of uncertainty still prevails as to how this goal can be achieved in concrete terms, it is clear in any case that the use of renewable energies must be considerably expanded not only in the electricity sector. In this connection, the term “sectoral coupling” has become increasingly important in recent years in energy policy discussions in Germany. This article takes a closer look at this topic: First, it defines and delimits the notion of sectoral coupling before looking more closely at individual sectors and key technologies and discussing current cost estimates of the decarbonisation of the energy system.

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  • Sophia Appl Scorza & Johannes Pfeiffer & Alex Schmitt & Christoph Weissbart, 2018. "Climate Notes: “Sector Coupling” – Approaches and Implications of the Decarbonisation of the Energy System," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 71(10), pages 49-53, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:71:y:2018:i:10:p:49-53
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    1. Alex Schmitt, 2017. "Climate Notes: Emissions Trade – Familiar Problems, New Solutions?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 70(09), pages 48-50, May.
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    1. Wietschel, Martin & Held, Anne & Pfluger, Benjamin & Ragwitz, Mario, 2020. "Energy integration across electricity, heating & cooling and the transport sector - Sector coupling," Working Papers "Sustainability and Innovation" S08/2020, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).
    2. Sophia Appl-Scorza & Jana Lippelt & Christina Littlejohn, 2018. "Climate Notes: Challenges of Getting Long-Haul and Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Go Electric," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 71(11), pages 68-71, June.

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    • Q30 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
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