A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Energy Transition Within 1.5 ^oC: Backcasting Scenario for 100% Decarbonization of the Global Energy System by 2050

Limiting global temperature increase by 1.5 ̊C rather than 2 ̊C reduces the impacts of climate change significantly (Knutti et al., 2015; Schleussner et al., 2016). It requires a rigorous transition of the global energy system in a very short time span. Though, the published energy scenarios that focus on 1.5 ̊C are limited (Peters, 2016). In...