One conclusion of the DOE laboratories' research is that renewables are necessary for greenhouse gas reductions. "While aggressive energy efficiency and fuel switching can reduce domestic carbon emissions to approximately 1990 levels by 2010, controlling or reducing carbon emissions beyond that date will require greater energy contributions from low-carbon technologies such as renewables."
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