Adapting the Energy Sector to Climate Change

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: IAEA
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2019.
Colección:Non-Serial Publications.
Temas:
Climatic changes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. Background
  • 1.2. Objective
  • 1.3. Scope
  • 1.4. Structure
  • 1.5. Summary
  • 2. ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE PARIS AGREEMENT
  • 3. ENERGY RELEVANT CHANGES IN CLIMATE AND WEATHER
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Past and projected climate change
  • 3.3. Gradual climate change
  • 3.3.1. Mean annual surface temperature
  • 3.3.2. Precipitation
  • 3.3.3. Windiness
  • 3.3.4. Cloudiness
  • 3.3.5. Sea level rise
  • 3.3.6. Large scale climate patterns
  • 3.4. Extreme weather events
  • 3.4.1. Temperature extremes
  • 3.4.2. Precipitation extremes
  • 3.4.3. Wind extremes
  • 3.4.4. Sea level extremes
  • 3.5. Summary
  • 4. NUCLEAR POWER
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Resource extraction and transport
  • 4.3. Power generation
  • 4.3.1. Gradual climate change
  • 4.3.2. Extreme weather events
  • 4.4. Vulnerabilities of nuclear power to extreme weather in the past
  • 4.5. Adaptation
  • 4.5.1. Direct and indirect costs of not adapting
  • 4.5.2. Probabilistic safety assessment
  • 4.5.3. Basic adaptation options
  • 4.5.4. Adaptation to heat and drought and implications for cooling
  • 4.6. Summary
  • 5. THERMAL POWER
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Resource extraction and transport
  • 5.2.1. Gradual climate change
  • 5.2.2. Extreme weather events
  • 5.2.3. Combinations of changing climate and extreme events
  • 5.3. Power generation
  • 5.3.1. Gradual climate change
  • 5.3.2. Extreme weather events
  • 5.3.3. Combinations of climate trends and weather events
  • 5.4. Summary
  • 6. RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Hydropower
  • 6.2.1. Resource base
  • 6.2.2. Power generation
  • 6.3. Wind energy
  • 6.3.1. Resource base
  • 6.3.2. Power generation
  • 6.4. Solar energy
  • 6.4.1. Resource base
  • 6.4.2. Power generation
  • 6.5. Summary
  • 7. ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Gradual climate change
  • 7.3. Extreme weather events
  • 7.4. Summary
  • 8. ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IN ARGENTINA
  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. Climate change and the electricity sector
  • 8.2.1. Observed and expected climate change
  • 8.2.2. Overview of the electricity sector
  • 8.3. Climate related risks for the electricity sector
  • 8.4. Case study: Adaptation to the impacts of climate change on hydropower plants
  • 8.5. Summary
  • 9. ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR NUCLEAR AND OTHER ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO LONG TERM CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAKISTAN
  • 9.1. Introduction
  • 9.2. Energy and the environment in Pakistan
  • 9.2.1. Energy and the electricity sector
  • 9.2.2. Future energy supply options
  • 9.3. Impacts of climate change on the energy system
  • 9.3.1. Extreme weather events and future threats
  • 9.3.2. Impacts on energy demand
  • 9.3.3. Impacts on electricity generation technologies
  • 9.4. Impacts of climate change on energy supply
  • 9.4.1. Method and main assumptions
  • 9.4.2. Reference energy system and supply scenarios

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