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DOI | 10.1007/s11356-019-05337-1 |
Renewable energy utilization to promote sustainability in GCC countries: policies, drivers, and barriers | |
Malik, Karim1; Rahman, Syed Masiur2; Khondaker, Abu Nasser2; Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi3; Aina, Yusuf Adedoyin4; Hasan, Md Arif5 | |
发表日期 | 2019 |
ISSN | 0944-1344 |
EISSN | 1614-7499 |
卷号 | 26期号:20页码:20798-20814 |
英文摘要 | There is a growing focus on the role of renewable energy (RE) policies such as feed-in tariffs (FITs), renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), subsidies, incentives, and research and development in the global energy policy mix and in promoting environmental sustainability. Although most developed countries have well-formulated RE policies, in developing countries, such policies face many barriers. This study analyzes the policies, drivers, and barriers to RE deployment for fostering environmental sustainability in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. In the GCC region, the need for economic diversification to reduce dependency on single resource, diminishing hydrocarbon reserve, loss of oil export revenue, climate change mitigation pledges, and abundant solar energy resource are the key drivers for diversifying energy sources to include RE. However, the apparent lack of consolidated policy framework for wide-scale RE utilization calls for a well-articulated policy to advance RE development in each member state. Although FIT and RPS approaches could be effective for initial deployment of small-scale RE projects, a competitive tendering and auctioning mechanisms are more suitable for large-scale projects. Whereas, developing effective energy codes could successfully promote RE deployment, the increased share of RE in energy supply would have synergistic impacts on the region. The GHG emissions avoidance expected to be achieved by the GCC countries will vary between 5 and 247 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2030. The fulfillment of inspirational RE targets for 2030 would contribute in fulfilling climate change mitigation pledges, environmental sustainability, economic growth, and generating new jobs. |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
来源期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/99477 |
作者单位 | 1.Wilfrid Laurier Univ, Dept Geog & Environm Studies, Waterloo, ON, Canada; 2.King Fahd Univ Petr & Minerals, Ctr Environm & Water, Res Inst, KFUPM Box 713, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; 3.Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Univ, Coll Architecture & Planning, POB 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; 4.Yanbu Ind Coll, Dept Geomat Engn Technol, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; 5.Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Geog Environm & Earth Sci, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Malik, Karim,Rahman, Syed Masiur,Khondaker, Abu Nasser,et al. Renewable energy utilization to promote sustainability in GCC countries: policies, drivers, and barriers[J],2019,26(20):20798-20814. |
APA | Malik, Karim,Rahman, Syed Masiur,Khondaker, Abu Nasser,Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi,Aina, Yusuf Adedoyin,&Hasan, Md Arif.(2019).Renewable energy utilization to promote sustainability in GCC countries: policies, drivers, and barriers.ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH,26(20),20798-20814. |
MLA | Malik, Karim,et al."Renewable energy utilization to promote sustainability in GCC countries: policies, drivers, and barriers".ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH 26.20(2019):20798-20814. |
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