Publications
Achieving the unprecedented: Modelling diffusion pathways for ambitious climate policy targets
Ireland has some very bold targets, as part of a substantial overall greenhouse gas emissions reduction ambition. It is unclear however to what extent these targets are consistent with the pace at which new technologies can enter the market and become widely adopted. This paper grapples with this by combining well-respected and empirically validated estimates of technology diffusion together with energy models.
- Authors
Tomás Mac Uidhir, Brian Ó Gallachóir, John Curtis, Fionn Rogan.
- Year
- 2022
- Journal Name
- Energy and Climate Change
- Category
- Journal Article
- Keywords
- Energy Transition, Climate Policy, Ireland, Retrofit, EV's, Technology Policy Solutions, Climate Change
- Project
CAPACITY
- Full Citation
Uidhir, T.M., Gallachóir, B.Ó., Curtis, J. and Rogan, F. (2022). Achieving the unprecedented: modelling diffusion pathways for ambitious climate policy targets. Energy and Climate Change, p.100073. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egycc.2022.100073.
- Link to Publication
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666278722000034
Abstract
Ireland has some very bold targets, as part of a substantial overall greenhouse gas emissions reduction ambition. It is unclear however to what extent these targets are consistent with the pace at which new technologies can enter the market and become widely adopted. This paper grapples with this by combining well-respected and empirically validated estimates of technology diffusion together with energy models. Its purpose is to illuminate some of Ireland's challenges associated with meeting these targets.