1、Zero carbon power system based primarily on renewable energyWhite PaperWe support the Sustainable Development Goals3Executive summaryThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has stated that“it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere,ocean and land”,and that“the stabilizati

2、on of greenhouse gas concentrationsrequires a fundamental transformation of the energy supply system”.Decarbonizing,or reducing the carbon intensity of,the electricity sector is a key component of reducing these greenhouse gas emissions.This white paper considers the challenge of decarbonizing the p

3、ower system,the resulting required transition ahead,and what this may mean for the IEC,its members and the standards it produces,which guide the worlds electrotechnology sector.Exposure to a variety of pressures means power systems around the world are already changing and have been doing so for som

4、e years.Power system operators,users and other stakeholders are facing a once-in-a-lifetime level of profound challenges,ranging from the need to significantly increase capacity to support the global replacement of fossil fuels sources with electricity,to the uptake of new generation devices such as

5、 solar,wind and marine energy generation,to dramatically shifting generation and load profiles,and significant changes in the control and communications equipment used in the network itself.Commitments towards net zeroOver 130 countries around the world have committed to a goal of carbon neutrality

6、or net zero carbon emissions,and many more have committed to significant reductions in their energy intensity.These commitments,to be met over the coming decades,will only accelerate the changes already seen in power systems.The challenge of net zeroFundamentally,a commitment to net zero carbon emis