Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in selected Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries

Abstract

This article discusses historical patterns of energy supply, electricity generation, and sectoral energy consumption as well as the emission of energy-related greenhouse gases during 1995-2008 in 5 Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, and reviews major studies that predict energy use and greenhouse gas emissions during 2005-2030 in the absence of climate policy interventions. It presents a range of energy use and greenhouse gas emission projections for the selected countries as a whole, and for the Hindu Kush-Himalayan areas in those countries for 2030. This study shows a need to establish a spatially disaggregated (district-level) energy database in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan countries to enable more accurate estimates of energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions in the region.