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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5476 |
Committed emissions and the risk of stranded assets from power plants in Latin America and the Caribbean | |
González-Mahecha E.; Lecuyer O.; Hallack M.; Bazilian M.; Vogt-Schilb A. | |
发表日期 | 2019 |
ISSN | 17489318 |
卷号 | 14期号:12 |
英文摘要 | Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has the least carbon-intensive electricity sector of any region in the world, as hydropower remains the largest source of electricity. But are current plans consistent with the international climate change goals laid out in the Paris Agreement? In this paper, we assess committed CO2 emissions from existing and planned power plants in LAC. Those are the carbon emissions that would result from the operation of fossil-fueled power plants during their typical lifetime. Committed emissions from existing power plants are close to 6.9 Gt of CO2. Building and operating all power plants that are announced, authorized, being procured, or under construction would result in 6.7 Gt of CO2 of additional commitments (for a total of 13.6 Gt of CO2). Committed emissions are above average IPCC assessments of cumulative emissions from power generation in LAC consistent with international temperature targets. To meet average carbon budgets from IPCC, 10%-16% of existing fossil-fueled power plants would need to be closed before the end of their technical lifespan. Our results suggest that building more fossil-fueled power plants in the region could jeopardize the achievement of the Paris Agreement temperature targets. © 2019 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. |
英文关键词 | Carbon budget; Climate change; Latin america; Power sector; Stranded assets |
语种 | 英语 |
scopus关键词 | Budget control; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Fossil fuels; Carbon budgets; Cumulative emissions; Electricity sector; Fossil-fueled power plants; Latin America; Latin America and the Caribbean; Power sector; Stranded assets; Fossil fuel power plants; carbon budget; carbon dioxide; carbon emission; climate change; electricity generation; fossil fuel; hydroelectric power; international agreement; power generation; power plant; Caribbean Islands; France; Ile de France; Latin America; Paris; Ville de Paris |
来源期刊 | Environmental Research Letters |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/154222 |
作者单位 | Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, United States; Agence Franca¸ise de Développement, Paris, France; Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | González-Mahecha E.,Lecuyer O.,Hallack M.,et al. Committed emissions and the risk of stranded assets from power plants in Latin America and the Caribbean[J],2019,14(12). |
APA | González-Mahecha E.,Lecuyer O.,Hallack M.,Bazilian M.,&Vogt-Schilb A..(2019).Committed emissions and the risk of stranded assets from power plants in Latin America and the Caribbean.Environmental Research Letters,14(12). |
MLA | González-Mahecha E.,et al."Committed emissions and the risk of stranded assets from power plants in Latin America and the Caribbean".Environmental Research Letters 14.12(2019). |
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