The impact of shale gas on the costs of climate policy

Description: This report investigates the effects of an increased exploitation of shale gas reserves around the globe and the extent to which it can serve as a low-cost GHG mitigation option. We compare a scenario of global shale gas exploitation with a scenario in which shale gas use is very limited. Both scenarios are modelled with the global techno-economic POLES model and rely on a high regional disaggregation. The effects of shale gas production on the energy market and, consequently, on GHG emissions are analysed in a baseline case without additional climate policy andfor mitigation targets compatible with the 2˚C target. We find that shale gas should not be considered a cheap option to reduce global GHG emissions due to three reasons: the effects of global shale gas availability (a) are small in the short-term, (b) lead to higher baseline GHG emissions for most countries in the long-term due to lower energy prices and (c) result in higher costs of compliance with climate targets.<BR>Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/

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Tags: Schiefergas ? Fracking ? Blei ? Schiefergasförderung ? Szenario ? Energiemarkt ? Energiepreis ? Wasser ? Klimapolitik ? Kosten ?

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Language: Englisch/English

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• Deutschland. Umweltbundesamt (Beitragende*r)
• Enerdata (Beitragende*r)
• Fraunhofer-Institut für Systemtechnik und Innovationsforschung (Beitragende*r)

Issued: 2015-01-01

Time ranges: 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-01

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