Benefits of low carbon development in a developing country: Case of Nepal

RM Shrestha, SR Shakya - Energy Economics, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the direct and indirect benefits of reducing CO2 emission during 2005
to 2100 in the case of Nepal, a low income developing country rich in hydropower resource …

Energy and environmental implications of carbon emission reduction targets: Case of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

RM Shrestha, S Rajbhandari - Energy policy, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the sectoral energy consumption pattern and emissions of CO2 and
local air pollutants in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. It also discusses the evolution of energy …

Co-benefits of CO2 emission reduction in a developing country

RM Shrestha, S Pradhan - Energy Policy, 2010 - Elsevier
In this paper, we examine the co-benefits of reducing CO2 emissions in Thailand during
2005–2050 in terms of local pollutant emissions as well as the role of renewable-, biomass …

Co-benefits of a carbon tax in Nepal

SR Shakya, S Kumar, RM Shrestha - Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies …, 2012 - Springer
This paper analyzes the co-benefits of introducing a time variant carbon (C) tax scheme in
Nepal, a hydropower resourceful country, by using a bottom up integrated energy system …

A review and analysis of renewable energy policies and CO2 emissions of Pakistan

H Qudrat-Ullah - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Pakistan's electricity sector is facing challenges including the demand-supply gap and
frequent power outages, increasing power-related fuel import bills, and increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental, energy security, and energy equity (3E) benefits of net-zero emission strategy in a developing country: A case study of Nepal

SR Shakya, AM Nakarmi, A Prajapati, BB Pradhan… - Energy reports, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing number of national, subnational and even company targets for net-zero
emissions of CO 2 in support of the Paris Climate Agreement goals of limiting the global …

Energy consumption projection of Nepal: An econometric approach

R Parajuli, PA Østergaard, T Dalgaard, GR Pokharel - Renewable Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
In energy dependent economies, energy consumption is often linked with the growth in
Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Energy intensity, defined herewith, as the ratio of the total …

Achieving the Paris Agreement's 2 degree target in Nepal: the potential role of a carbon tax

BB Pradhan, RM Shrestha, B Limmeechokchai - Climate Policy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The 2015 Paris Agreement aims to limit global temperature rise in this century to
well below 2° C above the pre-industrial level, and pursue efforts to limit further the …

Strategies to achieve net zero emissions in Nepal

BB Pradhan, RM Shrestha, A Pandey… - Carbon …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Countries adopted the Paris Agreement to pursue efforts towards limiting the global
average temperature increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this target …

Economic progress with better technology, energy security, and ecological sustainability in Pakistan

MY Raza, X Wang, B Lin - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy consumption in different sectors in Pakistan has risen from the last two decades,
which has brought immerse ecological risk from carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission. This …