Descrizione del progetto DEENESFRITPL Studiare le interazioni ambiente-energia-economia dell’Etiopia Le interconnessioni ambiente-energia-economia in Etiopia sono importanti, ma devono ancora essere studiate. La ricerca attuale concentra l’attenzione sull’offerta di una specifica fonte di energia. Il progetto MEND, finanziato dall’UE, si concentrerà sull’interazione tra fonti di energia e sull’interazione dell’energia con l’ambiente e l’economia. Prenderà in considerazione anche la domanda. Il progetto impiegherà un modello energetico di equilibrio parziale e un modello economico di equilibrio generale. I risultati saranno utili per lo sviluppo di future politiche energetiche in Etiopia. Attualmente, il paese si basa su fonti di energia di biomassa tradizionale. Appena un quarto del totale delle famiglie in Etiopia utilizza l’elettricità come fonte di luce nella propria casa, mentre la stragrande maggioranza delle famiglie dipende dalla biomassa come combustibile per la cucina. Mostra l’obiettivo del progetto Nascondi l’obiettivo del progetto Obiettivo Energy is key for economic development. Especially in the era of sustainable development, the source, the type, and the mix of energy are as important as access to energy. This is particularly important in least developed countries (LDCs) such as Ethiopia which heavily relies on traditional biomass energy sources. Barely a quarter of total households in Ethiopia use electricity as a source of light in their houses while 96% of the households depend on biomass for cooking fuel. This in turn contributes to indoor air pollution which causes more than 50,000 deaths annually and nearly 5% of the burden of disease in the country. Besides, the sources of electricity are least diversified. About 95% of electricity comes from hydro-power with thermal, geothermal, and wind sources contributing the rest. Yet, the country regards hydro-power electricity as one of its potential export item. For instance, in the year 2017/2018, electricity contributed to 3% of the total merchandise export earnings. On the other hand, however, petroleum products make up to 10-14% of the country’s spending on imports. As such, in Ethiopia, investment in energy transition has many implications for the economy (e.g. on total factor productivity, structural change, trade balance), the environment (e.g. deforestation and soil fertility), and human health (e.g. indoor air pollution). In light of this, the use of scientific studies on the energy-economy-environment inter-linkages will be paramount. However, the research in this subject is yet nascent in Ethiopia. The existing literature overwhelmingly focuses on the supply side of a specific energy source barely touching the interaction among energy sources, the interaction of energy with environment and economy, and the demand side. This project primarily intends to fill these appealing gaps, and examine the environment-energy-economy inter-linkages in Ethiopia using partial equilibrium energy model and an economy-wide general equilibrium model. Campo scientifico engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energypetroleumengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricityagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Parole chiave Energy Sustainable Development Africa Ethiopia Programma(i) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Argomento(i) MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships Invito a presentare proposte H2020-MSCA-IF-2019 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinatore UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA Contribution nette de l'UE € 183 473,28 Indirizzo DORSODURO 3246 30123 Venezia Italia Mostra sulla mappa Regione Nord-Est Veneto Venezia Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 183 473,28
