Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT: Urban energy system modelling allows megacities to assess their future development and to draw sustainable pathways to meet the rapidly increasing energy needs. This paper elaborates three different scenarios for energy transition in Greater Cairo with particular emphasis on the impact of lowering the share of inhabitants living in informal settlements. A city-specific TIMES energy system model is used to investigate how energy supply and demand will evolve between 2015 and 2050. Besides, the impacts in final energy consumption and CO2 emissions are investigated considering different socio-economic pathways. The scenarios show that the long-term cost-efficiency optimization leads to the decarbonization of the power sector even in the absence of climate constraints. Climate policies are modeled to achieve by 2050 a carbon emissions reduction of 50% below the 2015 baseline. The results indicate that the implementation of current urban plans will double the carbon emissions per capita if no mitigation policies are adopted. The urban expansion programs need to take into consideration the energy-environment economic nexus and to be coupled with climate mitigation policies to contain the rising carbon emissions. |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater CairoDecarbonizationLow carbon energyUrban energyEnergy efficiencySustainabilityABSTRACT: Urban energy system modelling allows megacities to assess their future development and to draw sustainable pathways to meet the rapidly increasing energy needs. This paper elaborates three different scenarios for energy transition in Greater Cairo with particular emphasis on the impact of lowering the share of inhabitants living in informal settlements. A city-specific TIMES energy system model is used to investigate how energy supply and demand will evolve between 2015 and 2050. Besides, the impacts in final energy consumption and CO2 emissions are investigated considering different socio-economic pathways. The scenarios show that the long-term cost-efficiency optimization leads to the decarbonization of the power sector even in the absence of climate constraints. Climate policies are modeled to achieve by 2050 a carbon emissions reduction of 50% below the 2015 baseline. The results indicate that the implementation of current urban plans will double the carbon emissions per capita if no mitigation policies are adopted. The urban expansion programs need to take into consideration the energy-environment economic nexus and to be coupled with climate mitigation policies to contain the rising carbon emissions.ElsevierRepositório do LNEGAlla, Sara AbdSimoes, SofiaBianco, Vincenzo2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2025-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3531engAlla, Sara Abb... [et.al.] - Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo. In: Energy & Buildings, 2021, Vol. 236, article nº 1107890378-778810.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110789info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-06T12:29:08Zoai:repositorio.lneg.pt:10400.9/3531Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:36:44.755761Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo Alla, Sara Abd Decarbonization Low carbon energy Urban energy Energy efficiency Sustainability |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo |
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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo |
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Alla, Sara Abd |
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Alla, Sara Abd Simoes, Sofia Bianco, Vincenzo |
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Simoes, Sofia Bianco, Vincenzo |
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Alla, Sara Abd Simoes, Sofia Bianco, Vincenzo |
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Decarbonization Low carbon energy Urban energy Energy efficiency Sustainability |
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Decarbonization Low carbon energy Urban energy Energy efficiency Sustainability |
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ABSTRACT: Urban energy system modelling allows megacities to assess their future development and to draw sustainable pathways to meet the rapidly increasing energy needs. This paper elaborates three different scenarios for energy transition in Greater Cairo with particular emphasis on the impact of lowering the share of inhabitants living in informal settlements. A city-specific TIMES energy system model is used to investigate how energy supply and demand will evolve between 2015 and 2050. Besides, the impacts in final energy consumption and CO2 emissions are investigated considering different socio-economic pathways. The scenarios show that the long-term cost-efficiency optimization leads to the decarbonization of the power sector even in the absence of climate constraints. Climate policies are modeled to achieve by 2050 a carbon emissions reduction of 50% below the 2015 baseline. The results indicate that the implementation of current urban plans will double the carbon emissions per capita if no mitigation policies are adopted. The urban expansion programs need to take into consideration the energy-environment economic nexus and to be coupled with climate mitigation policies to contain the rising carbon emissions. |
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2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z |
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Alla, Sara Abb... [et.al.] - Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo. In: Energy & Buildings, 2021, Vol. 236, article nº 110789 0378-7788 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110789 |
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