Introduction

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the major cause of global warming (Stocker et al., 2013). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has identified electricity production as the single most important source of anthropogenic GHG emissions. Electricity production is responsible for 25 per cent of total emissions; this is approximately the same as the combination of deforestation, agriculture and other land use change, and is more than emissions attributed to industry (21 per cent) or transport (14 per cent) (IPCC, 2014). Climate change mitigation policy will likely increase the importance of electricity as an energy carrier, as electricity can be produced with lower emissions than most other energy carriers (Bruckner et al., 2014).

Sustainable Development Goals:

Affordable and Clean Energy

Climate Action