A Nepal Perspective on Closing the Carbon Cycle Pathways to De-fossilize Difficult-to-Electrify Sectors in a Hydropower-Dominated Economy
ネパールにおける炭素循環のクローズ化の展望：水力発電中心経済における電化困難セクターの脱化石燃料経路 (AI 翻訳)
Shobha Sigdel, R. Shrestha
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
本論文は、電力の95%以上を水力発電に依存するネパールが、運輸や産業など電化困難セクターを脱炭素化するために、グリーン水素、CCUS、廃棄物エネルギー化を含む循環炭素経済の原則を採用する方法を探る。ネパール固有の概念フレームワークを提案し、政策と投資の必要性を強調する。
English
This study examines pathways for Nepal, which generates over 95% of its electricity from hydropower, to decarbonize hard-to-electrify sectors by adopting circular carbon economy principles, including green hydrogen, carbon capture and utilization, and waste-to-energy. It proposes a Nepal-specific framework and outlines policy implications and a phased research roadmap.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
本論文はネパール事例だが、水力発電余剰を活用した循環炭素経済の構想は、日本の水素社会戦略やCCUS政策にも示唆を与えうる。特に、途上国における分散型低炭素開発のモデルとして参考になる。
In the global GX context
While focused on Nepal, this paper contributes to global discourse on sector coupling and circular carbon economy in renewable-rich contexts. It offers insights for developing countries and adds to the literature on decentralized decarbonization pathways.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a systems-oriented framework integrating carbon reuse across energy, industry, agriculture, and waste sectors in a resource-constrained setting.
🏢実務担当者:Offers practical strategies for leveraging hydropower for green hydrogen and CCUS in cement and brick industries.
🏛政策担当者:Presents a phased policy roadmap with enabling regulations, financial incentives, and pilot projects for a circular carbon transition.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Urgent decarbonization of energy systems, industrial processes and transportation is necessary to mitigate GHG emissions. Though Nepal generates more than 95% of electricity from hydropower, still there are difficult-to-electrify sectors like transportation, fertilizer production, cement and brick industries, which are fossil fuels dominated. This dependency causes increase in fuel imports, emissions, and climate risks. This paper studies how Nepal can move forward towards a circular carbon economy by adopting the principle of closing the carbon cycle, originally developed in the US context, to Nepal’s hydropower-dominated and resource-constrained economy. Using a qualitative and systems-oriented approach based on secondary literature, policy documents, and sectoral reports, the study identifies key scientific and technological opportunities, including green hydrogen and ammonia production from surplus hydropower, carbon capture and utilization in cement and brick industries, and waste-to-energy systems for urban resilience. Based on this adaptation, a Nepal-specific conceptual framework is proposed to connect energy, industry, agriculture, and waste systems so that carbon can be reused across multiple applications before final disposal. The paper also highlights policy implications, investment considerations, and a phased research and innovation roadmap emphasizing enabling regulations, financial incentives, pilot projects, and inclusive governance. The study concludes that Nepal can position itself as a model for decentralized, low-carbon development by strategically aligning renewable electricity, carbon reuse pathways, and sector-specific transition policies.
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