Bridging Climate Change Resilience and Mitigation in the Electricity Sector Through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)


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Abstract: Reliable,safe,and secure electricity is essential for economic and social development and a necessary input for many sectors of the economy. However,electricity generation and associated processes make up a significant portion of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contributing to climate change (IPCC 2014). Furthermore,electricity systems are vulnerable to climate change impacts?both short-term events and changes over the longer term. This vulnerability presents both near-term and chronic challenges in providing reliable,affordable,equitable,and sustainable energy services. Within this context,developing countries face a number of challenges in the energy sector,including the need to reliably meet growing electricity demand,lessen dependence on imported fuels,expand energy access,and improve stressed infrastructure for fuel supply and electricity transmission.

Author:
Sadie Cox, Eliza Hotchkiss, Dan Bilello, Andrea Watson, Alison Holm
Theme/Sector:
Adaptation and Resilience, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
Year
2017

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