Memo Published May 7, 2025 ยท 1 minute read
Scenarios Decarb America
Third Way, Bipartisan Policy Center, & Clean Air Task Force
More from this series Decarb America Research Initiative: Building a Clean Energy Economy
View series1. Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions
Policy Scenarios
Decarb America began by analyzing a reference case and a scenario exploring the impact of a package of sector-specific policies, the Sectoral Policies scenario.
Competing Net-Zero Visions
Additionally, we analyzed seven distinct technology and policy pathways for reaching net-zero by 2050: 1) High Renewables/High Electrification, 2) Constrained Renewables, 3) Slow Consumer Adoption, 4) Constrained Renewables + Slow Consumer Adoption, 5) High Conservation, 6) Low Biomass, and 7) No Fossil. These net-zero scenarios reflect different assumptions about policy, technology, and consumer behavior and were designed to answer common questions about the technology and deployment challenges of reaching net-zero emissions.
2. Energy Infrastructure Needs for a Net-Zero Economy
The Policy Scenarios and Competing Net-Zero Visions detailed above are used for our infrastructure analysis. The Interactive Maps webpage presents modeling results comparing the differences in infrastructure build-out between these nine scenarios.
3. Power Sector Deep Dive
4. Clean Energy Innovation Breakthroughs
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5. Employment Impacts in a Decarbonized Economy
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