@article {ZHANG2022103695,
	title = {Realizing ambitions: A framework for iteratively assessing and communicating national decarbonization progress},
	journal = {iScience},
	volume = {25},
	number = {1},
	year = {2022},
	pages = {103695},
	abstract = {Summary A growing number of governments are pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. Despite such ambitions, realized emissions reductions continue to fall alarmingly short of modeled energy transition pathways for achieving net-zero. This gap is largely a result of the difficulty of realistically modeling all the techno-economic and sociopolitical capabilities that are required to deliver actual emissions reductions. This limitation of models suggests the need for an energy-systems analytical framework that goes well beyond energy-system modeling in order to close the gap between ambition and reality. Toward that end, we propose the Emissions-Sustainability-Governance-Operation (ESGO) framework for structured assessment and transparent communication of national capabilities and realization. We illustrate the critical role of energy modeling in ESGO using recent net-zero modeling studies for the world{\textquoteright}s two largest emitters, China and the United States. This illustration leads to recommendations for improvements to energy-system modeling to enable more productive ESGO implementation.},
	keywords = {Energy policy, Energy resources, Energy systems},
	issn = {2589-0042},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103695},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221016655},
	author = {Zhang, Chuan and Honghua Yang and Yunlong Zhao and Linwei Ma and Eric D. Larson and Chris Greig}
}
