To limit global warming to 1.5 °C as per the Paris Agreement, global carbon emissions must fall to net zero by mid-century. However, around three quarters of the required emission reductions rely on technologies that are not yet fully mature.

In two international studies, Prof. Kavita Surana from WU Vienna’s Institute for Data, Energy, and Sustainability has investigated how data-based models and targeted investments in climate technologies can help pave the way to carbon neutrality.