Energy production in the long - term future will include fossil fuels , but " net - zero carbon dioxide emissions " , according to Shell 's new publication A Better Life with a Healthy Planet . Pathways to Net - Zero Energy , based on their 2013 New Lens Scenarios . Created just days after the Paris Agreement , which created a goal for net - zero CO2 emissions , it suggests carbon capture will play a crucial role in achieving that end in the latter half of the century , allowing hydrocarbons to fuel heavy industry and transport , while " electrification of the energy system " would need to rise to more than 50 % .
Energy production in the long-term future will include fossil fuels, but "net-zero carbon dioxide emissions", according to Shell's new publication A Better Life with a Healthy Planet. Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions, based on their 2013 New Lens Scenarios. Created just days after the Paris Agreement, which included a demand for net-zero CO2 emissions, it suggests carbon capture will play a crucial role in achieving that end in the latter half of the century, allowing hydrocarbons to fuel heavy industry and transport, while "electrification of the energy system" would need to rise to more than 50%.