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Coherent or conflicting? Assessing natural gas subsidy and energy efficiency policy interactions amid CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysia electricity sector

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dc.contributor.authorBabatunde K.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaid F.F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMd Nor N.G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBegum R.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMahmoud M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57194161189en_US
dc.contributor.authorid24779077900en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57216428700en_US
dc.contributor.authorid14007780000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55247787300en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T09:09:24Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T09:09:24Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionCarbon dioxide; Electric industry; Electric utilities; Emission control; Energy policy; Energy utilization; Environmental technology; Gas emissions; Greenhouse gases; Growth rate; Natural gas; Natural gasoline plants; Agent-based computational economics; Average annual growth rates; Carbon dioxide emissions; Emission reduction potentials; Emission reduction targets; Energy efficiency policies; Environmental consequences; Low-carbon technologies; Energy efficiencyen_US
dc.description.abstractOne of the negative environmental consequences of natural gas subsidy (NGS) is that it stimulates the substitution from low carbon generating technologies to natural gas, and thus hinders the timely electricity decarbonisation. To manage Malaysia's energy consumption and consequently reduce its energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emission, there has been renewed interest in removing NGS. In policy debates, it is a commonly held belief that NGS stimulates excessive energy consumption, and thus phasing it out would reduce electricity-related greenhouse gas emissions. However, whether this is the real situation and the emission reduction potential of phasing out NGS along with energy efficiency measures are still unanswered. Here we build an agent-based computational economic model with six types of agents (electricity producer, government, consumer, environment, electricity, and fuel markets). A simulation toolbox is developed to explore the dynamics of the electricity sector under different scenarios between 2015 and 2050. It is shown that removing NGS alone cannot lead to low carbon emissions because its removal would only instigate the substitution from low carbon technologies to the coal-fired plants. Two average annual growth rates of electricity demand have been simulated for energy efficiency policies. The simulation results show that the lower the rate of annual demand growth, the lower the growth rate of electricity output, and ultimately, the lower the energy-related CO2 emissions. With these two policies alone, CO2 emissions will continue to grow. Our results finally demonstrate that for the Malaysian government to achieve its emission reduction targets, additional efforts and policies will be required. � 2020 Elsevier Ltden_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo123374
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123374
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85090986084
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26350
dc.identifier.volume279
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleJournal of Cleaner Production
dc.titleCoherent or conflicting? Assessing natural gas subsidy and energy efficiency policy interactions amid CO2 emissions reduction in Malaysia electricity sectoren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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