Brown coal and nuclear energy deployment: effects on fuel-mix, carbon targets, and external costs in the Czech Republic up to 2050
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11690/18:10366896
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.12.034" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.12.034</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2017.12.034" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.fuel.2017.12.034</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Brown coal and nuclear energy deployment: effects on fuel-mix, carbon targets, and external costs in the Czech Republic up to 2050
Original language description
In response to massive destruction of the landscape and significant air pollution due to brown coal mining and usage, in 1991 the Czech Government set territorial limits for brown coal mining in the North Bohemia coal basin (the ‘Territorial Environmental Limits’). In 2015, however, this 24-year-old prohibition was lifted at one of two open pit mines under the ban and, as a consequence, some of its reserves of brown coal may be mined in future. We use the regional technology-rich energy system optimization model, TIMES, to analyse the impacts of maintaining the ban versus three options for less environmentally stringent mining policies – the policy adopted in 2015 and two additional policy propositions which would further lift the ban at the second open pit mine, which have not been rejected by the Czech government. We evaluate the effects of these four policy options on the Czech energy system, the costs of generating energy, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions, and related external environmental and health costs up to 2050. We find that none of the three new policy variants jeopardizes achievement of the 2030 carbon reduction targets. However, the 2050 80% carbon reduction target may not be achievable in any case – the projected reductions range between 66 and 71%, and only maintaining the 1991 ban could reduce this gap, whereas the two policies under discussion would mean that reaching this target would be even more challenging. The newly adopted 2015 policy will lead to at least 709 PJ more brown coal use and up to 85 Mt more greenhouse gases emissions by 2050. The additional supply of brown coal made available by lifting the limits will exceed domestic demand. Brown coal that will be burnt in domestic power plants will lead to additional external costs due to adverse impacts on the environment and human health of up to €306 million.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Fuel
ISSN
0016-2361
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
216
Issue of the periodical within the volume
March
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
494-502
UT code for WoS article
000427818100053
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85038036427