Clean energy: Multiple benefits

The energy system of the future could develop in a number of different directions, depending on how society and its decision makers prioritize energy objectives, including climate mitigation, energy security, air pollution, and human health. Researchers of the Energy Program at IIASA conducted a study for the Global Energy Assessment, determining that to achieve sustainability, some options are musts, while others are choices. The findings are based on a massive modeling exercise that comprehensively evaluates the consequences of different policy choices for the future energy system. The new projections will enable policymakers to make more informed choices about the future energy pathways they need to take, and how integration of different policy objectives can help to minimize the costs of the transformation.

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