Open AccessThe paths to carbon neutrality in the Russian electric power industry
Author(s) -
N. G. Lyubimova
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
vestnik universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-8415
pISSN - 1816-4277
DOI - 10.26425/1816-4277-2022-1-63-69
Subject(s) - carbon neutrality , carbon tax , electricity generation , coal , renewable energy , hydroelectricity , electricity , electric power , environmental science , electric power industry , natural resource economics , greenhouse gas , nuclear decommissioning , low carbon economy , production (economics) , carbon fibers , environmental economics , power (physics) , waste management , engineering , economics , electrical engineering , computer science , ecology , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , composite number , biology , macroeconomics
The Paris Climate Agreement has endorsed a strategic course towards “carbon neutrality” by 2050. Currently, all or at least most of the anthropogenic CO2 emission in Russia is absorbed by forests. The main sources of CO2 emission are fuel and energy sectors, including the electric power industry and transport. The introduction of a “carbon” tax can cause big losses for Russian manufacturers. To reduce the carbon intensity of electricity production and maintain “carbon neutrality” in the future Russia has to increase generation at nuclear, hydroelectric and other renewable energy sources, take measures to improve the fuel combustion efficiency at coal-fired power plants and introduce more economical gas turbine and combined cycle equipment installations at gas power plants.