Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement
Fossil fuel energy and increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause global climate change. In pursuance of the goals of the Paris Agreement, the global power industry must switch a significant part of fuel energy production to renewable energy production. The expected share...
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2021-12-01
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| author | Vladimir V. Tetelmin |
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| description | Fossil fuel energy and increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause global climate change. In pursuance of the goals of the Paris Agreement, the global power industry must switch a significant part of fuel energy production to renewable energy production. The expected share of various sources in the global power industry by the end of the 21st century is provided. However, the limited possibilities of the biosphere make the current level of energy production from renewable sources nearly impossible. The most preferable scenario is proposed to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by reducing the use of coal by 170 million tons per year, which will ensure a corresponding reduction in emissions by 620 million tons per year and the achievement by 2050 of the material balance of carbon in the emission - flow system. Under the most preferable scenario, it will be necessary to commission alternative replacement powers of about 160 GW per year; at the same time, the average global temperature will additionally rise by 0.6 С compared to the current one. The prospects and advantages of the development of the Russian hydraulic power industry as an environmentally and economically efficient alternative to coal projects are considered. In the emerging reality, Russian hydraulic power companies are advised to determine their ambitious share of the Russian quota for reducing emissions and commissioning 30 GW of replacement hydraulic power capacities by 2050 with additional electricity generation of up to 120 TWh per year. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85a993ee6fbb415683a1cfe2f790aa162022-12-22T03:33:57ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety2313-23102408-89192021-12-01291557110.22363/2313-2310-2021-29-1-55-7120645Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris AgreementVladimir V. Tetelmin0Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)Fossil fuel energy and increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere cause global climate change. In pursuance of the goals of the Paris Agreement, the global power industry must switch a significant part of fuel energy production to renewable energy production. The expected share of various sources in the global power industry by the end of the 21st century is provided. However, the limited possibilities of the biosphere make the current level of energy production from renewable sources nearly impossible. The most preferable scenario is proposed to reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by reducing the use of coal by 170 million tons per year, which will ensure a corresponding reduction in emissions by 620 million tons per year and the achievement by 2050 of the material balance of carbon in the emission - flow system. Under the most preferable scenario, it will be necessary to commission alternative replacement powers of about 160 GW per year; at the same time, the average global temperature will additionally rise by 0.6 С compared to the current one. The prospects and advantages of the development of the Russian hydraulic power industry as an environmentally and economically efficient alternative to coal projects are considered. In the emerging reality, Russian hydraulic power companies are advised to determine their ambitious share of the Russian quota for reducing emissions and commissioning 30 GW of replacement hydraulic power capacities by 2050 with additional electricity generation of up to 120 TWh per year.https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/viewFile/29486/20010paris agreementgreenhouse gasclimate changerenewable energy sourceshydraulic power industry |
| spellingShingle | Vladimir V. Tetelmin Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety paris agreement greenhouse gas climate change renewable energy sources hydraulic power industry |
| title | Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement |
| title_full | Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement |
| title_fullStr | Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement |
| title_short | Climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement |
| title_sort | climate challenges and hydraulic power industry as a powerful tool to achieve the goals of the paris agreement |
| topic | paris agreement greenhouse gas climate change renewable energy sources hydraulic power industry |
| url | https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/viewFile/29486/20010 |
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