Translate COP21 Navigant provides a 2045 outlook and implications for offshore wind in the North Seas October 5, 2018 Challenge To be in line with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature increase to 1.5°C, Europe will need a CO 2 -neutral electricity supply by 2045. How much offshore wind capacity would be required from the North Seas region to achieve this goal? Solution In a report for TenneT and Energinet.dk, Navigant Consulting, Inc. investigated the offshore wind capacity that is needed in the North Seas by 2045 to meet the COP21 targets and ensure a fully sustainable power supply for members of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, UK, France, Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, and Ireland). Based on a 50% reduction in total energy demand by

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