In a new report, Princeton University and Australia-based engineer Worley Ltd. urge key changes to “develop and deliver the immense and unprecedented” infrastructure to reach U.S. net-zero carbon emissions targets by 2050.
Achieving net zero is technically feasible and affordable, says the Aug. 5 joint report, which follows earlier modeling by Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. But incremental fixes in traditional infrastructure delivery processes will be insufficient, researchers say. "We need to change the processes themselves."