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Articles | Volume 45
Articles | Volume 45
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-45-105-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-45-105-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 45
09 Aug 2018
 | 09 Aug 2018

Carbon in global waste and wastewater flows – its potential as energy source under alternative future waste management regimes

Adriana Gómez-Sanabria, Lena Höglund-Isaksson, Peter Rafaj, and Wolfgang Schöpp

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This study shows that global implementation of a circular system to treat waste and wastewater could increase the relative contribution of these sources to global energy demand from 2 % to 9 % by 2040, corresponding to a maximum energy potential of 64 EJ per year. The outcome of the study is the result of compiling and analyzing data on waste and wastewater generation and treatment and developing future scenarios in which carbon flows and energy generation are quantified for 174 country-regions.
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