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Wedge Summary Table


Category


Technology


Electricity


Fuel


Heat


Sink

 

Efficiency

Efficient vehicles

 

   X

 

 

Reduced use of vehicles

 

   X

 

 

Efficient buildings

       X

   X

   X

 

Efficient baseload coal plants

       X

 

 

 

 

Decarbonization of power

Gas baseload power for coal baseload power

       X

 

 

 

Capture CO2 at baseload power plant

       X

 

 

 

Nuclear power for coal power

       X

 

 

 

Wind power for coal power

       X

 

 

 

PV power for coal power

       X

 

 

 

 

Decarbonization of fuel

Capture CO2 at H2 plant

 

   X

 

 

Capture CO2 at coal-to-synfuels plant

 

   X

 

 

Wind H2 in fuel-cell car for gasoline
  in hybrid car

 

  
   X

 

 

Biomass fuel for fossil fuel

 

   X

 

 

 

Forests and agricultural soils Reduced deforestation, plus reforestation, afforestation, and new plantations

 

 

 

   X

Conservation tillage

 

 

 

   X

 

 


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