Scientists for Future publish discussion paper - Prof Jens Schneider is co-author
As Professor of "Networked Energy Systems", Prof Jens Schneider researches and teaches at the Faculty of Engineering for a climate-friendly, sustainable energy supply. He is also involved in Scientists for Future (S4F) and worked as a co-author on the recently published study "Climate-friendly energy supply for Germany - 16 points of reference".
In the discussion paper Scientists for Future (S4F) show that the main obstacles to the energy transition are not due to a lack of financing or technological implementation, but are largely structural in nature. This is because Germany's energy system can become virtuallyCO2 emission-free by 2035. The necessary conversion and expansion of the energy supply is already technically possible, financially feasible and socially acceptable.
But the energy transition can only succeed systemically, emphasise the Scientists for Future. Their 16 points of orientation therefore highlight the roles of energy imports, biomass, energy saving, sufficiency, green hydrogen, storage and electricity grids in a climate-friendly energy supply, as well as the reorganisation of the mobility and heating supply sectors. The rapid reorganisation of the energy system is less a technical task and more a task for society as a whole.
A total of 29 scientists from various disciplines contributed to the study (55 pages).
You can find a clear summary of the study here:
https://de.scientists4future.org/klimavertraegliche-energieversorgung-de-in-16-punkten/
You can find the complete study here:
"Climate-friendly energy supply for Germany - 16 points of orientation" - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4409334
Scientists For Future (S4F) is a non-partisan and non-institutional association of scientists who are committed to a sustainable future. As a grassroots movement, Scientists for Future actively contributes the current state of science in a scientifically sound and understandable form to the social debate on sustainability and securing the future. More information can be found at https://de.scientists4future.org/
