Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso
In support of West Africa's potential energy transition under climate change, an international team of scientists and a wide range of local stakeholders in Ghana and Burkina Faso jointly assessed different mitigation and adaptation pathways for energy and water supply and demand, including thei...
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| author | Holger Hoff Mbeo Ogeya Devaraj de Condappa Robert J. Brecha Morten Andreas Dahl Larsen Kirsten Halsnaes Seyni Salack Safiétou Sanfo Sebastian Sterl Stefan Liersch |
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| description | In support of West Africa's potential energy transition under climate change, an international team of scientists and a wide range of local stakeholders in Ghana and Burkina Faso jointly assessed different mitigation and adaptation pathways for energy and water supply and demand, including their implications for achieving SDGs, in a transdisciplinary approach. They iteratively co-developed a range of future scenarios based on i) stakeholder knowledge and priorities, ii) countries' national plans, and iii) simulations with a set of complementary energy and water models. Unlike current national plans, the more ambitious scenarios indicate that the projected rapid increase in electricity demand could be met almost entirely from renewables, but that a diversification beyond hydropower will be necessary. Phasing out fossil fuels would bring West African countries's energy policies in line with Paris Agreement targets and generate additional socio-economic and environmental co-benefits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a162f8a95e794c87bf8ee7d534566f7f2023-09-16T05:30:40ZengElsevierEnergy Strategy Reviews2211-467X2023-09-0149101149Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina FasoHolger Hoff0Mbeo Ogeya1Devaraj de Condappa2Robert J. Brecha3Morten Andreas Dahl Larsen4Kirsten Halsnaes5Seyni Salack6Safiétou Sanfo7Sebastian Sterl8Stefan Liersch9Field of Excellence Climate Change Graz, Brandhofgasse 5, 8010, Graz, Austria; Corresponding author.The Stockholm Environment Institute – Africa Center, Energy and Climate Change Program Research Unit, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, 00100, KenyaThe Stockholm Environment Institute – Africa Center, Energy and Climate Change Program Research Unit, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, 00100, KenyaHanley Sustainability Institute, Renewable, And Clean Energy Program, 300 College Park, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA; Climate Analytics, Ritterstr 3, 10969, Berlin, GermanyTechnical University of Denmark, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Produktionstorvet Building 424, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkTechnical University of Denmark, Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Produktionstorvet Building 424, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkWest African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land-use (WASCAL), Competence Centre, Blvd Moammar El-Khadafi, 06BP 9507, Ouagadougou 06, Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoWest African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land-use (WASCAL), Competence Centre, Blvd Moammar El-Khadafi, 06BP 9507, Ouagadougou 06, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Laboratoire de Développement Agricole Et Transformation de L'Agriculture CEDRESS Université Thomas Sankara, Burkina FasoVrije Universiteit Brussel, B-Climate Group, Department HYDR, Faculty of Engineering, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium; World Resources Institute (WRI), Regional Hub for Africa, DRC Street, P.O. Box 205/1250, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaPotsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, D-14412, Potsdam, GermanyIn support of West Africa's potential energy transition under climate change, an international team of scientists and a wide range of local stakeholders in Ghana and Burkina Faso jointly assessed different mitigation and adaptation pathways for energy and water supply and demand, including their implications for achieving SDGs, in a transdisciplinary approach. They iteratively co-developed a range of future scenarios based on i) stakeholder knowledge and priorities, ii) countries' national plans, and iii) simulations with a set of complementary energy and water models. Unlike current national plans, the more ambitious scenarios indicate that the projected rapid increase in electricity demand could be met almost entirely from renewables, but that a diversification beyond hydropower will be necessary. Phasing out fossil fuels would bring West African countries's energy policies in line with Paris Agreement targets and generate additional socio-economic and environmental co-benefits.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X23000998RenewablesElectricityWest AfricaScenariosCo-developmentTransdisciplinarity |
| spellingShingle | Holger Hoff Mbeo Ogeya Devaraj de Condappa Robert J. Brecha Morten Andreas Dahl Larsen Kirsten Halsnaes Seyni Salack Safiétou Sanfo Sebastian Sterl Stefan Liersch Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso Energy Strategy Reviews Renewables Electricity West Africa Scenarios Co-development Transdisciplinarity |
| title | Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso |
| title_full | Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso |
| title_fullStr | Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso |
| title_short | Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso |
| title_sort | stakeholder guided model based scenarios for a climate and water smart electricity transition in ghana and burkina faso |
| topic | Renewables Electricity West Africa Scenarios Co-development Transdisciplinarity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X23000998 |
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