| Autor: |
A.S. Momodu, I.D. Okunade, T.D. Adepoju |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Environmental Challenges, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 100485- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2667-0100 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.envc.2022.100485 |
| Popis: |
Anthropogenic activities (population, economic growth and energy consumption) driving climate change are increasing rapidly and reinforcing global greenhouse gas emissions in Africa. For energy consumption, the most significant aspects are electricity, heat, and transportation. Existing studies on decarbonisation process in the electricity generation industry in Africa are reviewed in this work. Systematic review guided the systematic identification of literature related to deep decarbonisation process as applied to electricity generation. The studies were reviewed in the context of decarbonisation as simply being the process of reducing or eliminating CO2 from energy sources in electricity generation. Two academic search engines and bibliographic databases, were engaged. Twenty-one papers from both databases were analysed and reported under broad themes of technology and political economy. The study reveals the status of power sector decarbonisation in Africa, showing very limited efforts have been made as regards energy transition process, with absence of decarbonisation in any of the countries’ power-pool. Also, successful decarbonisation of the power sector in sub Saharan African countries would require require alignment of the political and economic forces in that of a productive manner. The study recommends further efforts be made on the use of Agriculture, Forestry, and Land Use sectors in decarbonisation process in Africa, and a critical alignment of its policies for climate change reduction efforts. |
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