Biomass Energy May Mitigate Energy Shortages and Reduce Carbon Emissions in Asia

作     者：Li, Yong Wang, Zhaosheng Huang, Mei Gong, He Sun, Hongfu Zhu, Lin 

作者机构：National Ecosystem Science Data Center Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Beijing100083 China National Satellite Meteorological Center China Meteorological Administration Beijing China 

出 版 物：《SSRN》 

年 卷 期：2022年

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主　　题：Energy security 

摘      要：Biomass energy is a key component of renewable new energy, which is very important for energy security and environmental protection. Meanwhile, Asia is a region with intensive global energy consumption. It is of great significance to clarify its biomass energy potential and its role in energy and environment. So, we used MODIS NPP to evaluate potential biomass energy reserves and their temporal and spatial changes in Asia. The results show that the total potential biomass energy in Asia is 327.68 ± 11.11 EJ, which is approximately equal to the total energy use in all of Asia over the four years. In addition, we used the AHP and cluster analysis to investigate the degree of energy shortage in Asian *** supplying biomass energy for energy use in various countries, the number of countries with severe, moderate and mild energy shortages in Asia will decrease by 8.5%, 12.7% and 6.4% respectively. In addition, if 50% of conventional energy in Asia is replaced by biomass, its total carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 33% to 44%. Taken together, this shows that Asia s abundant biomass energy reserves can help alleviate energy shortages in various countries and reduce regional carbon dioxide emissions. © 2022, The Authors. All rights reserved.