Climate Change and Nuclear Power 2020.

Climate Change and Nuclear Power 2020.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: IAEA
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Havertown : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2020.
Series:Non-Serial Publications.
Subjects:
Nuclear energy > Environmental aspects.
Climate change mitigation.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • SUMMARY
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1. Background
  • 1.2. Objective
  • 1.3. Scope
  • 1.4. Structure
  • 2. CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
  • 2.1. Trends, targets and challenges for mitigation
  • 2.1.1. Energy accounts for most emissions, with electricity driving growth
  • 2.1.2. Rapid decarbonization of energy is needed to limit warming to 1.5°C
  • 2.1.3. Trends in energy demand create challenges and opportunities
  • 2.2. Energy technologies for the low carbon transition
  • 2.2.1. Nuclear power and hydroelectricity have the lowest life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generating technologies
  • 2.2.2. Material use shapes the emissions footprint of low carbon electricity technologies
  • 2.2.3. Low carbon technologies vary in their contribution to a reliable electricity system
  • 2.2.4. Low carbon generation technologies are increasingly competitive, but sensitive to financial risk
  • 2.3. The potential of nuclear power for climate change mitigation
  • 2.3.1. Low carbon nuclear power has slowed growth in global emissions
  • 2.3.2. Nuclear power can play a larger role in ambitious decarbonization
  • 2.3.3. Unlocking nuclear power's potential: Insights from 1.5°C pathways
  • 2.4. Nuclear power: The state of play
  • 2.4.1. Global trends in the nuclear fleet provide a base for scaling up action
  • 2.4.2. Many countries are constructing and planning new nuclear power plants
  • 2.4.3. Nuclear power is increasingly recognized in national climate plans
  • 3. LOW CARBON ENERGY SYSTEMS
  • 3.1. Integrating low carbon technologies in the power system
  • 3.1.1. A mix of technologies can ensure a reliable and competitive low carbon electricity system
  • 3.1.2. Flexible operation of nuclear power plants is valuable in a low carbon electricity system
  • 3.2. Beyond electricity: Hydrogen and other energy carriers
  • 3.2.1. Other low carbon energy carriers will complement electricity in full decarbonization
  • 3.2.2. Nuclear power can be used for large scale production of low carbon hydrogen
  • 3.3. Policy and regulatory instruments for the transition to low carbon electricity systems
  • 3.3.1. Strengthened policy frameworks and reformed market designs can foster the low carbon transition
  • 3.3.2. Carbon pricing is increasingly recognized as the cornerstone of mitigation policy
  • 3.3.3. Coordination, flexibility and transparency are key to effective policy making
  • 3.4. Low carbon finance: Upscaling and diversification
  • 3.5. Climate-proofing energy infrastructure
  • 4. REALIZING THE MITIGATION POTENTIAL OF NUCLEAR POWER
  • 4.1. Deployment of new nuclear capacity

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