How to Make the Nordic Region Carbon-Neutral The IEA has started
a new regional technology study that helps determine the best
way to make the Nordic region carbon-neutral by 2050. According
to the research, around 3,000 offshore wind turbines will need
to be in use in the region in order for success. It is possible
for the Nordic region to be completely carbon-neutral, but big
changes in its energy sector will need to take place first. The
International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported in the first
regional edition of its flagship technology publication, Energy
Technology Perspectives, that these changes include a ten-fold
increase in wind generation and an end to all use of coal and
significant electrification of transport. The new report expands
on the Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 global scenarios for
energy policies that would limit average global temperature
increase to 2°C. Nordic Energy Technology Perspectives outlines
the opportunities and challenges for the Nordic countries of
Denmark, Finland