Low Carbon Scenarios and Policies for the Power Sector in Botswana - Livestream

Climate change is a global issue. However, the discussions for mitigation of GHG emissions tend to revolve around the large emitting countries and the countries below are overlooked. African countries may have a small contribution to the global GHG emissions at the moment, but the population of this region is growing rapidly, and urbanization rate is also fast. Eventually, there will be a higher demand for electricity, transportation, manufacturing, and other CO2 intensive industries. Hence, focusing on the large emitting countries may solve the immediate problems, but similar issues could be repeated once the developing countries’ economies grow following the traditional development pathways. This talk by Dr. Yong Jun Baek, researcher at the Stanford Center at the Icheon Global Campus in South Korea, will discuss a case study of Botswana and scenario analysis performed using LEAP (Long-Range Energy Alternatives Planning System) model to examine the low carbon development pathways of the power sector.

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