Establishing a Framework for Evaluating Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts by Power Generation Technology Using an Input–output Table—A Case Study of Japanese Future Electricity Grid Mix
| Autor: | Shunichi Hienuki, Hiroki Hondo, Yuki Kudoh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Engineering
scenario analysis future grid mix socio-economic and environmental impacts input–output table life cycle inventory analysis Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Benchmark (surveying) GE1-350 Operations management Scenario analysis Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Technological change Environmental economics Grid Environmental sciences Electricity generation Greenhouse gas Table (database) business Database transaction |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 7; Issue 12; Pages: 15794-15811 Sustainability Volume 7 Issue 12 Pages 15794-15811 Sustainability, Vol 7, Iss 12, Pp 15794-15811 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su71215786 |
| Popis: | Input–output (IO) analysis is a useful economic method to evaluate the potential socio-economic and environmental impacts associated both directly and indirectly with energy technologies. Using an IO table, this study establishes a scenario analysis framework to evaluate the socio-economic and environmental impacts arising from future power generation technology mixes. The impact indices selected are employment generation and greenhouse gas emissions. The study adopts a hybrid method for the framework it establishes: a combined bottom-up and IO life cycle inventory analysis approach to reflect the technological differences by power generation technology. Using an IO table for future analysis is limited because the industrial structure is fixed to the IO table benchmark year and it is thus not possible to reflect any potential inter-sector transaction changes that may arise from technological progress. However, the framework is valuable in estimating the future potential impacts that might arise from the current industrial structure and technology level. A case study is conducted using the established framework on the potential impacts of Japan’s future grid mix scenarios. The case study considers the differences in lead-times and durable years per power generation technology to ascertain the continuous and temporary jobs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. |
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