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Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo

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dc.contributor.authorAlla, Sara Abd
dc.contributor.authorSimoes, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorBianco, Vincenzo
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-23T09:12:25Z
dc.date.embargo2025-12
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: Urban energy system modelling allows megacities to assess their future development and to draw sustainable pathways to meet the rapidly increasing energy needs. This paper elaborates three different scenarios for energy transition in Greater Cairo with particular emphasis on the impact of lowering the share of inhabitants living in informal settlements. A city-specific TIMES energy system model is used to investigate how energy supply and demand will evolve between 2015 and 2050. Besides, the impacts in final energy consumption and CO2 emissions are investigated considering different socio-economic pathways. The scenarios show that the long-term cost-efficiency optimization leads to the decarbonization of the power sector even in the absence of climate constraints. Climate policies are modeled to achieve by 2050 a carbon emissions reduction of 50% below the 2015 baseline. The results indicate that the implementation of current urban plans will double the carbon emissions per capita if no mitigation policies are adopted. The urban expansion programs need to take into consideration the energy-environment economic nexus and to be coupled with climate mitigation policies to contain the rising carbon emissions.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAlla, Sara Abb... [et.al.] - Addressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairo. In: Energy & Buildings, 2021, Vol. 236, article nº 110789pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110789pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0378-7788
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3531
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relationCenter for Environmental and Sustainability Research
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110789pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectDecarbonizationpt_PT
dc.subjectLow carbon energypt_PT
dc.subjectUrban energypt_PT
dc.subjectEnergy efficiencypt_PT
dc.subjectSustainabilitypt_PT
dc.titleAddressing rising energy needs of megacities : case study of Greater Cairopt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCenter for Environmental and Sustainability Research
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FAMB%2F04085%2F2019/PT
oaire.citation.titleEnergy and Buildingspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume236pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
person.familyNameSimoes
person.givenNameSofia
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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