The 2100 Projections Came First. Then Clients Asked For 2050 Roadmaps.

CleanTechnica
By Michael BarnardJul 29, 2026, 1:22 pm65 ptsTrending
Most decarbonization scenarios stop at 2050 because policy targets do. Steel mills, aircraft fleets, ports, electricity grids and industrial supply chains do not. A pathway can reach net zero in a target-year spreadsheet while leaving behind an energy system that is expensive, physically implausible or…

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