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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.037 |
Measuring the progress and impacts of decarbonising British electricity | |
Staffell, Iain | |
2017-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY
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ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 102 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England |
英文摘要 | Britain's ambitious carbon targets require that electricity be immediately and aggressively decarbonised, so it is reassuring to report that electricity sector emissions have fallen 46% in the three years to June 2016, their lowest since 1960. This paper analyses the factors behind this fall and the impacts they are having. The main drivers are: demand falling 1.3% per year due to efficiency gains and mild winters; gas doubling its share to 60% of fossil generation due to the carbon price floor; and the dramatic uptake of wind, solar and biomass which now supply up to 45% of demand. Accounting conventions also play their part: imported electricity and biomass would add 5% and 2% to emissions if they were included. The pace of decarbonisation is impressive, but raises both engineering and economic challenges. Falling peak demand has delayed fears of capacity shortage, but minimum net demand is instead becoming a problem. The headroom between inflexible nuclear and intermittent renewables is rapidly shrinking, with controllable output reaching a minimum of just 5.9 GW as solar output peaked at 7.1 GW. 2015 also saw Britain's first negative power prices, the highest winter peak prices for six years, and the highest balancing costs. |
英文关键词 | Electricity CO2 Decarbonisation Renewables Power sector |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000397357200044 |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/19109 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | Imperial Coll London, Ctr Environm Policy, London, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Staffell, Iain. Measuring the progress and impacts of decarbonising British electricity[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2017,102. |
APA | Staffell, Iain.(2017).Measuring the progress and impacts of decarbonising British electricity.ENERGY POLICY,102. |
MLA | Staffell, Iain."Measuring the progress and impacts of decarbonising British electricity".ENERGY POLICY 102(2017). |
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