Prospective contributions of biomass pyrolysis to China’s 2050 carbon reduction and renewable energy goals

Qing Yang; Hewen Zhou; Pietro Bartocci; Francesco Fantozzi; Ondřej Mašek; Foster A. Agblevor; Zhiyu Wei; Haiping Yang; Hanping Chen; Xi Lu; Guoqian Chen; Chuguang Zheng; Chris P. Nielsen; Michael B. McElroy

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21868-z

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Prospective contributions of biomass pyrolysis to China’s 2050 carbon reduction and renewable energy goals

Qing Yang,
Hewen Zhou,
Pietro Bartocci,
Francesco Fantozzi,
Ondřej Mašek,
Foster A. Agblevor,
Zhiyu Wei,
Haiping Yang,
Hanping Chen,
Xi Lu,
Guoqian Chen,
Chuguang Zheng,
Chris P. Nielsen,
Michael B. McElroy

Affiliations

Qing Yang: State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hewen Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Pietro Bartocci: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia
Francesco Fantozzi: Department of Engineering, University of Perugia
Ondřej Mašek: UK Biochar Research Centre, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh
Foster A. Agblevor: USTAR Bioenergy Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University
Zhiyu Wei: Department of New Energy Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Haiping Yang: State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hanping Chen: State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Xi Lu: School of Environment and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University
Guoqian Chen: College of Engineering, Peking University
Chuguang Zheng: State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Chris P. Nielsen: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Michael B. McElroy: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21868-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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BIPP with biochar sequestration is a ready-to-implement negative emission technology in China. Here, the authors show that its national deployment could contribute to a 61% reduction of carbon emissions per GDP in 2030 compared to 2005, and contribute 13–31% of the global biomass-based negative emission goal by 2050.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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