The Methodology for Integral Assessment of the Impact of Renewable Energy on the Environment under Non-Stationary Economy

• Main Authors: Petrakov Iaroslav V., Hnedina Kateryna V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PH "INZHEK" 2017-12-01
• Series: Problemi Ekonomiki
• Subjects: environment; renewable energy; pollution; emissions; generation
• Online Access: http://www.problecon.com/export_pdf/problems-of-economy-2017-4_0-pages-148_155.pdf

The need to reduce anthropogenic load, eliminate threats to environmental safety and provide ecologically oriented development are one of the main global challenges of our time. At the same time, the replacement of traditional energy sources with alternatives ones requires a quantitative assessment of direct and indirect environmental impacts. The article analyzes the dynamics and structure of pollution in Ukraine in terms of its sources and forms as well as their impact on the carbon productivity of the GDP. It is proposed to assess the impact of alternative energy on the environment under non-stationary economy using an integral indicator that takes into account a number of factors, in particular the change in the share of RES in the total primary energy supply, share of renewable energy production, the index of greenhouse gases by the energy sector, change in the quality of atmospheric air in the urban populated area, amount of investment in reducing CO2 emissions, carbon intensity of energy production, share of thermal generation capacity that meets the ecological requirements of the EU.