PROJECT
DECARB – Decarbonizing Energy through Collaborative Analysis of Routes and Benefit
- Geographical scope:USA
- Time horizon:2050
- Initial Release:2024
- Institution(s):ANL, LBNL, NREL, ORNL, PNNL
- Link:https://www.energy.gov/eere/decarbonizing-energy-through-collaborative-analysis-routes-and-benefits#:~:text=The%20Decarbonizing%20Energy%20through%20Collaborative,a%20sustainable%20and%20equitable%20future.
- Contact:Matteo Muratori
- Contact e-mail:Matteo.Muratori@nrel.gov
The Decarbonizing Energy through Collaborative Analysis of Routes and Benefits (DECARB) program uses advanced modeling and analysis tools to explore decarbonization pathways and identify collaborative strategies that will shape the USA’s transition to a sustainable and equitable future.
In the face of an escalating climate crisis, the United States has set forth an ambitious target: achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Decarbonization is an ambitious endeavor, entailing a fundamental overhaul of energy systems that fundamentally impact businesses and lifestyles. Addressing climate change presents vast opportunities to build a better economy, create millions of good-paying jobs, clean the American waters and air, and ensure all Americans can live healthier, safer, stronger lives.
DECARB is a cross-cutting, multiyear program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to develop and inform strategies for achieving U.S. economy-wide decarbonization. This program is aimed at federal, state, local, and industrial/private stakeholders. It will expand, integrate, and apply a suite of DOE-funded analysis tools developed over past decades to answer critical questions about equitable and viable decarbonization pathways and explore associated economywide interactions.
The project leverages expertise from across EERE and five national laboratories: Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
