The evaluation of CO2 emissions mitigation scenarios for Turkish electricity sector

Betül Özer; Selahattin Incecik; Erdem Görgün

doi:10.1504/IJGW.2017.082178

The evaluation of CO₂ emissions mitigation scenarios for Turkish electricity sector

Betül Özer^*
, Selahattin Incecik
, Erdem Görgün

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

This study presents the results on the simulations of the scenarios based on the CO₂ emission reduction of the electricity sector in Turkey, utilising the long-range energy alternatives planning (LEAP) system model, and the mitigation costs of the scenarios. Three scenarios including baseline scenario, (scenario 1) and the two mitigation scenarios (scenario 2 and scenario 3) are employed. The scenario 1 is based on the continuation of the recent electricity generation composition. Scenario 2 is established for the evaluation of all the renewable energy potential, except solar, of Turkey while scenario 3 included all the renewable and nuclear energy. The CO₂ emission intensity decreased by 20.5% and 35.6% for the scenarios 2 and 3 in 2030, respectively compared to the baseline scenario. The CO₂ emission mitigation costs are found 17 $/ton CO₂ and 40 $/ton CO₂ for the Scenarios 2 and 3, respectively through 2010 to 2030.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-181
Number of pages	25
Journal	International Journal of Global Warming
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2017.082178
Publication status	Published - 2017

Bibliographical note

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Copyright © 2017 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Funding

This study was supported by Istanbul Technical University (ITU) as part of the 'Analysis of CO2 Emission Mitigation Potential in Turkish Electricity Sector by Energy-Environment Model' project. The authors also acknowledge the significant data support from EUAS and DPT (State Planning Organisation).

Funders
DPT
EUAS
State Planning Organisation
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

CO emission
Electricity sector
LEAP model
Mitigation cost
Mitigation scenarios
Renewable and nuclear energy
Turkey

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