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The 2020 European Climate Goals and the Electricity Sector
As a postâKyoto Protocol climate commitment, EU has announced a goal of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 20% by 2020. As a key contributor to industrial greenhouse gas emissions, and a sector with numerous possible technological options for CO2 abatement, the electricity sector will have an important role in this goal. In this paper, we assess the impacts of Europeâs 2020 climate policy on the electricity sector and electricity demand. First, we ask whether, for a cost effective reduction in Europe, what share of these emission reductions will be contributed by the electricity sector. The maintained hypothesis is that the electricity sector contributes more than 'its' 20%. We then go on to deconstruct this abatement contribution: we ask what share is contributed by technology and fuel substitution in electricity production, what is contributed by decreased electricity use by households, services and industry, and what share is contributed by changes in sectoral composition in manufacturing. Our model is a GTAPâbased CGE model centered around the EUâ25 member countries, energyâintensive industries, and a treatment for recursive dynamics based on the GTAPâDyn model. We have modified the electricity sector to incorporate detailed bottomâup information about outputs, inputs, and efficiencies of a range of generating technologies â both fossil and nonâfossil
The 2020 European Climate Goals and the Electricity Sector
As a postâKyoto Protocol climate commitment, EU has announced a goal of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 20% by 2020. As a key contributor to industrial greenhouse gas emissions, and a sector with numerous possible technological options for CO2 abatement, the electricity sector will have an important role in this goal. In this paper, we assess the impacts of Europeâs 2020 climate policy on the electricity sector and electricity demand. First, we ask whether, for a cost effective reduction in Europe, what share of these emission reductions will be contributed by the electricity sector. The maintained hypothesis is that the electricity sector contributes more than 'its' 20%. We then go on to deconstruct this abatement contribution: we ask what share is contributed by technology and fuel substitution in electricity production, what is contributed by decreased electricity use by households, services and industry, and what share is contributed by changes in sectoral composition in manufacturing. Our model is a GTAPâbased CGE model centered around the EUâ25 member countries, energyâintensive industries, and a treatment for recursive dynamics based on the GTAPâDyn model. We have modified the electricity sector to incorporate detailed bottomâup information about outputs, inputs, and efficiencies of a range of generating technologies â both fossil and nonâfossil
An analysis on long term emission benefits of a government vehicle fleet replacement plan in northern illinois
Vehicle scrappage, Local government fleet, Light duty vehicle, Survival probability, Lifetime emissions,