Adapting the Energy Sector to Climate Change [electronic resource].

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Intro -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Objective -- 1.3. Scope -- 1.4. Structure -- 1.5. Summary -- 2. ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE PARIS AGREEMENT -- 3. ENERGY RELEVANT CHANGES IN CLIMATE AND WEATHER -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Past and projected climate change -- 3.3. Gradual climate change -- 3.3.1. Mean annual surface temperature -- 3.3.2. Precipitation -- 3.3.3. Windiness -- 3.3.4. Cloudiness -- 3.3.5. Sea level rise -- 3.3.6. Large scale climate patterns -- 3.4. Extreme weather events -- 3.4.1. Temperature extremes -- 3.4.2. Precipitation extremes

3.4.3. Wind extremes -- 3.4.4. Sea level extremes -- 3.5. Summary -- 4. NUCLEAR POWER -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Resource extraction and transport -- 4.3. Power generation -- 4.3.1. Gradual climate change -- 4.3.2. Extreme weather events -- 4.4. Vulnerabilities of nuclear power to extreme weather in the past -- 4.5. Adaptation -- 4.5.1. Direct and indirect costs of not adapting -- 4.5.2. Probabilistic safety assessment -- 4.5.3. Basic adaptation options -- 4.5.4. Adaptation to heat and drought and implications for cooling -- 4.6. Summary -- 5. THERMAL POWER -- 5.1. Introduction

5.2. Resource extraction and transport -- 5.2.1. Gradual climate change -- 5.2.2. Extreme weather events -- 5.2.3. Combinations of changing climate and extreme events -- 5.3. Power generation -- 5.3.1. Gradual climate change -- 5.3.2. Extreme weather events -- 5.3.3. Combinations of climate trends and weather events -- 5.4. Summary -- 6. RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Hydropower -- 6.2.1. Resource base -- 6.2.2. Power generation -- 6.3. Wind energy -- 6.3.1. Resource base -- 6.3.2. Power generation -- 6.4. Solar energy -- 6.4.1. Resource base -- 6.4.2. Power generation

6.5. Summary -- 7. ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Gradual climate change -- 7.3. Extreme weather events -- 7.4. Summary -- 8. ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IN ARGENTINA -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Climate change and the electricity sector -- 8.2.1. Observed and expected climate change -- 8.2.2. Overview of the electricity sector -- 8.3. Climate related risks for the electricity sector -- 8.4. Case study: Adaptation to the impacts of climate change on hydropower plants -- 8.5. Summary

9. ADAPTATION OPTIONS FOR NUCLEAR AND OTHER ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO LONG TERM CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAKISTAN -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Energy and the environment in Pakistan -- 9.2.1. Energy and the electricity sector -- 9.2.2. Future energy supply options -- 9.3. Impacts of climate change on the energy system -- 9.3.1. Extreme weather events and future threats -- 9.3.2. Impacts on energy demand -- 9.3.3. Impacts on electricity generation technologies -- 9.4. Impacts of climate change on energy supply -- 9.4.1. Method and main assumptions -- 9.4.2. Reference energy system and supply scenarios

9.5. Adaptation in the energy system

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