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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.022 |
Life cycle sustainability assessment of electricity generation in Pakistan: Policy regime for a sustainable energy mix | |
Akber, Muhammad Zeshan; Thaheem, Muhammad Jamaluddin; Arshad, Husnain | |
2017-12-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY |
ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 111 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Pakistan |
英文摘要 | Electricity crisis has become a key issue in Pakistan mainly due to a tenacious and spreading gap between demand and supply. Moreover, the current production is causing severe environmental and energy security issues due to reliance on thermal sources. Stakeholders are hindered to address these issues due to a significant knowledge gap causing discrepancies in power policies. A comprehensive approach over the sustainability dimensions is missing due to non-adoption of life cycle thinking. This study adopts an integrated approach of life cycle sustainability assessment of the electricity sector in Pakistan for proposing policy guidelines and implementation framework to optimize the future energy mixes. In total, 20 sustainability indicators have been assessed covering life cycle of seven electricity generation sources, currently in use. These sources have been ranked by equally weighting the sustainability dimensions and respective indicators. Hydropower is found as the most sustainable option having lowest environmental and economic impacts. While due to worst economic and social impacts, oil is found to be the least sustainable option for the country. While establishing tradeoffs between different electricity generation sources, this study presents an unbiased view and highlights the worth of life cycle approach in sustainability assessment for improving the energy policies. |
英文关键词 | Electricity generation Sustainable development Life cycle thinking Energy policy Policy framework Pakistan |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000415779700014 |
WOS关键词 | POWER ; TECHNOLOGIES ; INDICATORS ; OPTIONS ; SYSTEMS ; TOOLS |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/17816 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | Natl Univ Sci & Technol, NIT SCEE, Dept Construct Engn & Management CE &M, Islamabad, Pakistan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Akber, Muhammad Zeshan,Thaheem, Muhammad Jamaluddin,Arshad, Husnain. Life cycle sustainability assessment of electricity generation in Pakistan: Policy regime for a sustainable energy mix[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2017,111. |
APA | Akber, Muhammad Zeshan,Thaheem, Muhammad Jamaluddin,&Arshad, Husnain.(2017).Life cycle sustainability assessment of electricity generation in Pakistan: Policy regime for a sustainable energy mix.ENERGY POLICY,111. |
MLA | Akber, Muhammad Zeshan,et al."Life cycle sustainability assessment of electricity generation in Pakistan: Policy regime for a sustainable energy mix".ENERGY POLICY 111(2017). |
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