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A method for evaluating effects of energy efficiency improvement on carbon dioxide emission reduction
Author(s) -
Endo Eiichi
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.4391130604
Subject(s) - efficient energy use , carbon dioxide , environmental science , reduction (mathematics) , per capita , greenhouse gas , energy conservation , global warming , electricity generation , environmental engineering , power (physics) , engineering , chemistry , climate change , mathematics , thermodynamics , physics , electrical engineering , geometry , organic chemistry , ecology , population , demography , sociology , biology
Global warming due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is a matter of serious concern. Energy efficiency improvement has been considered to be the most effective strategy for reducing CO 2 emissions. The acceleration of R&D for energy technologies which have large effects on CO 2 emission reduction should be effective in abating global warming. In this study, the author proposes a method for evaluating the effects of energy efficiency improvement on CO 2 emission reduction. This method utilizes a compact energy system model combined with analytical calculations. Using this method, effects of energy efficiency improvement in Japan in the year 2030 are analyzed. Energy efficiency improvement in thermal power generation, nuclear power generation, and heat utilization are especially effective for reducing CO 2 emissions. The author estimates that CO 2 emissions per capita can be stabilized at the present level by energy efficiency improvement.