Published Oct 09, 2020 by A.J. Mistretta
Houston can leverage its existing energy workforce and knowledge base to reduce its own carbon output by millions of tons annually in the decades ahead, serving as a model for global energy transition, according to a new report.
The report titled Houston the Low Carbon Energy Capital, published by the Center for Houston’s Future and the University of Houston, offers a blueprint for local carbon reduction in the coming decades focusing on four key areas:
“The world is moving to an energy future that involves reducing the environmental impact of energy use while ensuring modern energy access for a growing global population. This will require reducing the emissions of existing hydrocarbon fuels, developing renewable energy sources and deploying new energy use and energy efficiency technologies,” the report states. “Greater Houston is the global hub for energy, and the city of Houston has set a goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050.”
The Houston region’s annual carbon emissions are estimated at around 50 million metric tons, according to the report.
Among the key findings in each of the four focus areas:
The report is the first to quantify the scope, size and challenge required to decarbonize Houston’s industrial and power sector. It also outlines what new industries might emerge and infrastructure and jobs developed from those efforts.
Read the full report and learn more about the Houston energy industry and energy transition.
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