| 来源类型 | FEEM working papers "Note di lavoro" series
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| Integrating Waste Disposal Policies into Energy Studies: The Case of Landfill Gas in South Africa |
| Anthony B. Lumby
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| 发表日期 | 1999
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| 出处 | Climate Change and Sustainable Development
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| 出版年 | 1999
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | Current research into the pattern of energy usage in South Africa reveals an extraordinarily heavy reliance on coal-fired electricity, a strategy that is not only unsustainable but which has resulted in serious air pollution problems. The paper argues that this development ought to be seen in the context of South Africa's harmful waste disposal policy. Some 85% of South Africa's municipal solid waste is landfilled, thereby generating a significant volume of landfill gas (LFG), which contains approximately 50% methane (CO3). As a 'greenhouse' gas, CO3 emissions carry serious implications for global warming in the Southern African region. The paper explores the use of LFG as a renewable energy source, and concludes that not only is LFG extraction for energy use technically feasible, but that it is economically feasible as well. By integrating LFG capture as an example of improved waste disposal policies into energy studies, it is possible to initiate a shift in South Africa's energy usage towards renewable energy technologies. |
| 关键词 | Waste disposal,Energy studies,Landfill gas,South Africa
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| URL | https://www.feem.it/en/publications/feem-working-papers-note-di-lavoro-series/integrating-waste-disposal-policies-into-energy-studies-the-case-of-landfill-gas-in-south-africa/
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| 来源智库 | Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/116456
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Anthony B. Lumby. Integrating Waste Disposal Policies into Energy Studies: The Case of Landfill Gas in South Africa. 1999.
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NDL1999-064.pdf
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