<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jared Langevin</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chioke B. Harris</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Janet L. Reyna</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Assessing the Potential to Reduce U.S. Building CO2 Emissions 80% by 2050</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Joule</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Building energy efficiency</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">decarbonization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">electrification</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">emissions</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">energy models</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">energy policy analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">national climate goals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pathways building stock</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">08/2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Buildings are responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions in the United States and will thus be integral to climate change mitigation; yet, no studies have comprehensively assessed the potential long-term CO2 emissions reductions from the U.S. buildings sector against national goals in a way that can be regularly updated in the future. We use Scout, a reproducible and granular model of U.S. building energy use, to investigate the potential for the U.S. buildings sector to reduce CO2 emissions 80% by 2050, consistent with the U.S. Mid-Century Strategy. We find that a combination of aggressive efficiency measures, electrification, and high renewable energy penetration can reduce CO2 emissions by 72%–78% relative to 2005 levels, just short of the target. Results are sufficiently disaggregated by technology and end use to inform targeted building energy policy approaches and establish a foundation for continual reassessment of technology development pathways that drive significant long-term emissions reductions.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract></record></records></xml>