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Growing climate change is putting global energy security at risk, threatening the reliable supply of fuels and … resources. Climate change directly affects every aspect of the energy system, from the extraction, processing and transport of … infrastructure, as well as impacting energy demand patterns. According to most scenarios, climate change disruptions are likely to …
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climate change. Climate change directly affects every segment of the electricity system altering generation potential and … measures and co-ordinated action among key actors play a central role in building resilience to climate change. This report … provides an overview of the climate impacts on electricity systems. It describes how climate change affects each segment of the …
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low-carbon power source. However, climate change poses an increasing challenge to South and Southeast Asian hydropower …. This report aims to support South and Southeast Asian hydropower in coping with the adverse impacts of climate change and … in developing a tailored set of climate resilience measures based on a comprehensive assessment of climate risks and …
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Africa is projected to experience increasing climate hazards for the remainder of the 21st century, which are likely to … pose a challenge to hydropower generation in Africa. To minimise the adverse effects of climate change, hydropower is … needed to enhance Africa’s resilience to climate change. Resilient hydropower can play a key role in allowing Africa to meet …
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, nuclear power has begun to fade, with plants closing and little new investment made, just when the world requires more low … security using two World Energy Outlook scenarios – the New Policies Scenario and the Sustainable Development Scenario are …
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Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is a carbon reduction technology that offers permanent net removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. This has been termed 'negative carbon dioxide emissions', and offers a significant advantage over other mitigation alternatives, which...
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The Model Framework proposes principles for addressing twenty-nine key issues associated with regulating CCS, based on the work of early-movers such as Australia, Europe and the United States, to assist national and regional CCS regulatory framework development. For each issue, an explanation is...
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that 100 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects will be required by 2020 and over 3 000 by 2050 if CCS is to contribute fully to the least-cost technology portfolio for CO2 mitigation. For CCS to reach its emissions reduction potential, the 2009...
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