TITLE:
Effects of Energy Production and Consumption on Air Pollution and Global Warming
AUTHORS:
Nnenesi Kgabi, Charles Grant, Johann Antoine
KEYWORDS:
Energy Generation, Energy Utilization, Air Quality Implications, GHG Emissions, Jamaica
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Power and Energy Engineering,
Vol.2 No.8,
August
14,
2014
ABSTRACT:
In this study, different fuel combinations that can be adopted to reduce the level of air pollution and GHG emissions associated with the energy generation are assessed; and the air pollution and global warming effects of the Jamaican electricity generation fuel mix are determined. Based on the energy production and consumption patterns, and global warming potentials; the authors conclude that: Increase in energy consumption and generation yields increase in emissions of major air pollutants and GHGs; Choice of the fuel mix determines the success of GHG emissions reductions; and there is no single fuel that is not associated with GHG or other air pollution or environmental degradation implications.