Archive 2008

Moving from principles to action for energy supply that mitigates against climate change requires a long-term perspective. Energy infrastructure takes time to build up; new energy technologies take time to develop. Policy shifts often also need many years to take effect. In most world regions the transformation from fossil to renewable energies will require additional investment and higher supply costs over about twenty years

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heat and cooling supply

The starting point for renewables in the heat supply sector is quite different from the power sector. Today, renewables provide 53% of primary energy demand for heat and cooling supply in Developing Asia, the main contribution coming from biomass. Dedicated support instruments are still required to ensure a continuously dynamic development of renewables in the heat market.

In the Energy [R]evolution Scenario, renewables provide 70% of Developing Asia’s heating and cooling demand in 2050.

Energy efficiency measures can restrict the future primary energy demand for heat and cooling supply to a increase of 48%, compared to 77% in the Reference Scenario, in spite of improving living standards.
In the industry sector solar collectors, biomass/biogas and geothermal energy are increasingly replacing conventional fossil fuel-fired heating systems.
A shift from coal and oil to natural gas in the remaining conventional applications leads to a further reduction of CO2 emissions.