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Challenges for CO2 mitigation in the Lebanese electric-power sector

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dc.contributor.author Dagher, L.
dc.contributor.author Ruble I.
dc.contributor.editor
dc.date 2010
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-03T15:55:04Z
dc.date.available 2017-10-03T15:55:04Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.10.042
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dc.identifier.issn 03014215
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10938/12969
dc.description.abstract Similar to other developing countries the electricity sector in Lebanon is monopolized by a vertically integrated public utility, Electricite Du Liban (EDL). EDL's supply is characterized by frequent and lengthy power cuts that have given rise to an alternative, informal, and unregulated backup sector, which serves to satisfy electricity demand during the extended blackout periods. This paper examines the evolvement of the backup sector and its related CO2 emissions via the use of scenario analysis. The economic and energy policy implications of each scenario are discussed and a number of policy options are presented to ensure that the growth in CO2 emissions is contained. Results clearly indicate that the backup sector plays a critical role in the success of any greenhouse gas mitigation commitment undertaken by Lebanon. A clear strategy on dealing with this sector needs to be devised simultaneously if not prior to any climate change policy at the national level. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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dc.format.extent Pages: (912-918)
dc.language English
dc.publisher OXFORD
dc.relation.ispartof Publication Name: Energy Policy; Publication Year: 2010; Volume: 38; no. 2; Pages: (912-918);
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dc.source Scopus
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dc.title Challenges for CO2 mitigation in the Lebanese electric-power sector
dc.type Article
dc.contributor.affiliation Dagher, L., American University of Beirut, Department of Economics, P.O.Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh - Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
dc.contributor.affiliation Ruble, I., American University of Beirut, Department of Economics, P.O.Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh - Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
dc.contributor.authorAddress Dagher, L.; American University of Beirut, Department of Economics, P.O.Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh - Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon; email: ld08@aub.edu.lb
dc.contributor.authorCorporate University: American University of Beirut; Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Department: Economics;
dc.contributor.authorDepartment Economics
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dc.contributor.authorEmail ld08@aub.edu.lb
dc.contributor.faculty Faculty of Arts and Sciences
dc.contributor.authorInitials Dagher, L
dc.contributor.authorInitials Ruble, I
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dc.contributor.authorReprintAddress Dagher, L (reprint author), Amer Univ Beirut, Dept Econ, POB 11-0236, Beirut 11072020, Lebanon.
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dc.contributor.authorUniversity American University of Beirut
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dc.publisher.address THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND
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dc.relation.ispartOfISOAbbr Energy Policy
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dc.relation.ispartofPubTitle Energy Policy
dc.relation.ispartofPubTitleAbbr Energy Policy
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dc.subject.otherAuthKeyword Climate policy
dc.subject.otherAuthKeyword Electricity generation
dc.subject.otherAuthKeyword Mitigation and scenario analysis
dc.subject.otherChemCAS
dc.subject.otherIndex Climate change policies
dc.subject.otherIndex Climate policy
dc.subject.otherIndex Electricity demands
dc.subject.otherIndex Electricity generation
dc.subject.otherIndex Electricity sector
dc.subject.otherIndex Greenhouse gas mitigation
dc.subject.otherIndex Lebanon
dc.subject.otherIndex National level
dc.subject.otherIndex Policy options
dc.subject.otherIndex Power cuts
dc.subject.otherIndex Power sector
dc.subject.otherIndex Scenario analysis
dc.subject.otherIndex Competition
dc.subject.otherIndex Developing countries
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dc.subject.otherWOS Energy and Fuels
dc.subject.otherWOS Environmental Sciences
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