Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning
Some dams produce large amounts of GHGs and it is important to see whether future dams will satisfy sustainable energy goals. Here the authors estimate the range of GHG emission intensities expected for 351 proposed and 158 existing Amazon dams and find that existing Amazon hydropower reservoirs col...
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oai:doaj.org-article:0e9eefbae2f24c0b8f5c63ff9a2faa3f2021-12-02T14:39:58ZReducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning10.1038/s41467-019-12179-52041-1723https://doaj.org/article/0e9eefbae2f24c0b8f5c63ff9a2faa3f2019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12179-5https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Some dams produce large amounts of GHGs and it is important to see whether future dams will satisfy sustainable energy goals. Here the authors estimate the range of GHG emission intensities expected for 351 proposed and 158 existing Amazon dams and find that existing Amazon hydropower reservoirs collectively emit 14 Tg CO2eq per year, and that if all proposed Amazon dams are built, annual emissions would increase 5-fold.Rafael M. AlmeidaQinru ShiJonathan M. Gomes-SelmanXiaojian WuYexiang XueHector AngaritaNathan BarrosBruce R. ForsbergRoosevelt García-VillacortaStephen K. HamiltonJohn M. MelackMariana MontoyaGuillaume PerezSuresh A. SethiCarla P. GomesAlexander S. FleckerNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019) |
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Some dams produce large amounts of GHGs and it is important to see whether future dams will satisfy sustainable energy goals. Here the authors estimate the range of GHG emission intensities expected for 351 proposed and 158 existing Amazon dams and find that existing Amazon hydropower reservoirs collectively emit 14 Tg CO2eq per year, and that if all proposed Amazon dams are built, annual emissions would increase 5-fold. |
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Rafael M. Almeida Qinru Shi Jonathan M. Gomes-Selman Xiaojian Wu Yexiang Xue Hector Angarita Nathan Barros Bruce R. Forsberg Roosevelt García-Villacorta Stephen K. Hamilton John M. Melack Mariana Montoya Guillaume Perez Suresh A. Sethi Carla P. Gomes Alexander S. Flecker |
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning |
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning |
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning |
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning |
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning |
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reducing greenhouse gas emissions of amazon hydropower with strategic dam planning |
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