Pathways to low-carbon development for the Philippines / Asian Development Bank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asian Development Bank

Contributor:

Asian Development Bank, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon dioxide mitigation--Philippines.

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

Greenhouse gas mitigation--Philippines.

Greenhouse gas mitigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2017.

Summary:

The Philippines currently has a low level of per capita greenhouse gas emissions. However, emission levels are growing at an increasing rate, with 4% annual growth between 2006 and 2012. The country's energy system is becoming more carbon intensive to satisfy escalating energy demand caused by strong economic growth. This study assesses how the Philippines can take a low-carbon pathway by drawing on detailed modeling of the power, residential, and transport sectors. It identifies low-carbon development options that can be deployed at approximately zero net cost to reduce energy sector greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2050. With energy use levels still low, the country has an opportunity to follow a low-carbon development trajectory-if action is taken soon.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Tables and Figures

Abbreviations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

1.1 The Philippines has a large stake in climate change

1.2 Greenhouse gas emissions are low but rising rapidly

1.3 Energy supply is increasingly carbon intensive

1.4 The Philippines has a range of important climate change policies

1.5 Bottom-up modeling can portray a low-carbon future for the Philippines

1.6 Report Structure

2.1 Data and Assumptions

2. Data, Models, and Methodology

2.2 The Energy Forecasting Framework and Emissions Consensus Tool

2.3 Methodology for the Road Transport Sector

2.4 Methodology for the Household Appliance Sector

2.5 Methodology for the Electric Power Generation Sector

2.6 Limitations of the Study

3. Transport Sector

3.1 Road Network and Vehicles in the Philippines

3.2 Legal and Regulatory Framework

3.3 Reference Scenario for Road Transport Development

3.4 Low-Carbon Development Options for the Road Transport Sector

3.5 Marginal Abatement Cost Curve Analysis for the Road Transport Sector

4. Residential Electricity Sector

4.1 Residential Electrification and Electricity Consumption

4.2 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Initiatives for the Residential Sector

4.3 Reference Scenario for the Household Appliance Sector

4.4 Low-Carbon Development Scenarios for the Household Appliance Sector

4.5 Marginal Abatement Cost Curve Analysis for the Residential Sector

5. Power Generation Sector

5.1 The Power Industry of the Philippines

5.2 Legal Framework for Renewable Energy Development

5.3 Reference Scenario for Power Generation Development

5.4 Low-Carbon Development Scenario for the Power Generation Sector

70 Marginal Abatement Cost Curve Analysis for the Power Generation Sector.

6. Policies to Realize Low-Carbon Potential

6.1 Low-carbon development in the Philippines can achieve substantial mitigation at low cost

6.2 Realizing the Mitigation Potential of the Road Transport Sector

6.3 Realizing the Potential of the Residential Sector

6.4 Realizing the Potential for Clean Energy

7. Conclusions

References.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789292610555

9292610554