Low-Carbon Energy Governance: Scenarios to Accelerate the Change in the Energy Matrix in Ecuador

Flavio R. Arroyo M. and Luis J. Miguel
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Flavio R. Arroyo M.: Systems Engineering and Automatic Control, School of Industrial Engineering, Paseo del Cauce s/n, University of Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
Luis J. Miguel: Systems Engineering and Automatic Control, School of Industrial Engineering, Paseo del Cauce s/n, University of Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 18, 1-13

Abstract: This article describes the results of a study of Ecuador’s energy status, using the system dynamics methodology to model supply, demand and CO 2 emissions scenarios for the year 2030. Primary energy production increased in the different projected scenarios, with oil as the most important source of energy. The increase observed in final energy consumption was mainly associated with the transport and industry sectors. A reduction in energy intensity was projected for the different scenarios, which could be associated with the projected economic growth. The results obtained were used to build a proposal for energy policies aimed at mitigating emissions. The proposed changes to the national energy matrix could be the factors that will contribute most to the achievement of carbon emission reductions projected by the different scenarios; changes in the energy matrix are mainly associated with the development of projects to replace fossil fuels with renewable energies, mainly hydropower.

Keywords: climate change; environmental sustainability; low-carbon energy; energy governance; energy policy; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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