Hovenkamp, Leon (2024) Increased material footprint: A potential side-effect of progress towards SDG 7. Master's Research Project 2, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
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Abstract
SDG 7, which focuses on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, requires significant progress as projections indicate that if current trends continue, globally 660 million people will still lack access to electricity by 2030. However, increasing electrification rates, particularly in developing regions, carries the yet unknown risk of amplifying material extraction, thereby impeding efforts toward the sustainable management and efficient utilization of natural resources (SDG 12.2). This study quantifies the trade-off between SDG 7 and SDG 12.2 by calculating the direct and indirect material use associated with reaching a 100\% global electrification rate (SDG 7) by 2030. We find that achieving SDG 7 will increase the material footprint of the global electricity sector by 17.2\% and achieving SDG 7 with low-carbon electricity sources adds an additional 6.9\% increase in material footprint. The majority of the increased electricity demand is projected to occur in Africa and Asia-Pacific, with most material extraction likely to take place in Africa. Despite this, the electricity sector's overall contribution to the global material footprint remains relatively low for all examined materials, resulting in a minimal impact on global material extraction rates.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Research Project 2) |
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| Supervisor name: | Hubacek, K.S. |
| Degree programme: | Energy and Environmental Sciences |
| Thesis type: | Master's Research Project 2 |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2024 08:10 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2024 08:10 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/33262 |
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