The Role of Nuclear Power in Sustainability of the Electricity Sector
Abeer Mohamed Abdel Razek Youssef
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023
Pages:
19-27
Received:
17 March 2023
Accepted:
21 June 2023
Published:
6 July 2023
Abstract: Energy is the basic building block of all sectors of modern economic growth and is considered a basic factor of production, including capital and labor. However, energy consumption has become a crucial aspect of the economic growth (GDP) of any nation. Due to the rapid growth of the global economy, energy consumption is rapidly increasing because of globalization and industrialization. Most of this demand is fulfilled through fossil fuel energy sources: coal consumption (CC, 38%), and oil consumption (OC, 23%) globally. Fossil fuel combustion is the primary cause of global warming, which has resulted in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with carbon dioxide (CO2) being the most significant contributor to environmental pollution. Growing concerns including rapid climate change, environmental degradation, and requirements for clean energy justice, have become human rights issues globally. However, ecologists and energy economists are urging policymakers to shift their energy usage toward clean energy sources (renewable and nuclear) to address the environmental and health challenges. In this regard, the use of nuclear energy and renewable energy plays a crucial role in CO2 emission reductions as well as establishing substantial economic and socioeconomic benefits. Globally, both nuclear and renewable energy sources are important for controlling energy security and pollution emission. Renewable energy and nuclear energy may have an adverse influence on CO2 emission, an effect that is beneficial to the atmosphere.
Abstract: Energy is the basic building block of all sectors of modern economic growth and is considered a basic factor of production, including capital and labor. However, energy consumption has become a crucial aspect of the economic growth (GDP) of any nation. Due to the rapid growth of the global economy, energy consumption is rapidly increasing because o...
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Current Energy Systems Policies as One of the Tributaries of Sustainable Development in Egypt
Abeer Mohamed Abdel-Razek Youssef
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023
Pages:
28-41
Received:
16 April 2023
Accepted:
19 June 2023
Published:
6 July 2023
Abstract: The world seeks, in accordance with sustainable development priorities, to impose methodologies that contribute to the maximum benefit from natural resources in obtaining energy; In view of the challenges resulting from the increased need for electric power and the high operational costs of obtaining conventional energy; Which requires an increase in the economic expenditures of the state in addition to the environmental pollution resulting from the use of petroleum materials in power generation and the depletion of oil resources in light of the provision of natural resources at a lower cost that is better for the environment and promotes economic development at the global and national levels. The energy sector has become the target of new national policies attributed to improving generation efficiency and increasing the adoption of non-fossil generation These policies are: assessment of climate change, fuel resource use, water consumption, pollution risk reduction, and reliability of efficient power generation. Hence, the national policies aimed at increasing the role of the contribution of nuclear energy in the energy mix to mitigate climate change, as it provides a large amount of low-cost electricity. and promote progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and mitigating climate change in an environmentally efficient and economically efficient manner and encourage support for technologies, institutions, and actors.
Abstract: The world seeks, in accordance with sustainable development priorities, to impose methodologies that contribute to the maximum benefit from natural resources in obtaining energy; In view of the challenges resulting from the increased need for electric power and the high operational costs of obtaining conventional energy; Which requires an increase ...
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