Timilsina, GovindaJorgensen, Erika2016-06-142016-06-142016-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24536Despite the declining trends in total energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, energy intensity, and emission intensity over the past two decades, Romania still emits more greenhouse gas per unit of output than many other members of the European Union. The country is looking for further greening of its energy supply system to achieve the clean energy and climate change mitigation goals included in the European Unions 2030 target and 2050 Roadmap. Using an energy supply optimization model, TIMES, this study develops energy supply mixes for Romania under a baseline scenario that satisfies the European Unions current energy and climate targets for 2020, a green scenario that satisfies the European Unions 2030 energy and climate targets, and a super green scenario that satisfies the European Unions prospective 2050 energy road map. The study finds that although Romania could achieve the green scenario at a moderate cost, it would be challenging and costly to achieve the super green scenario.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOGAS RESOURCESENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTSPOWER PLANTSRENEWABLE RESOURCESENERGY MARKETSFOSSIL FUELSGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSDISTRICT HEATINGACTIVITIESGENERATIONCARBON PATHENERGY SOURCEWINDCLEAN ENERGYCOSTS OF ELECTRICITYNUCLEAR PLANTSELECTRICITY SYSTEMEMISSIONSENERGY PLANNINGGAS PRICESGASOLINETHERMAL POWER PLANTSSPACE COOLINGEMISSION REDUCTIONHEAT DEMANDENERGY GENERATIONGASPRICEEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTCLEANERPOWER SYSTEMGREENHOUSE GASSOURCE OF ELECTRICITYBOILERSHEAT PRODUCTIONBIOMASSGENERATION CAPACITYPRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLYELECTRICITY UTILITIESPETROLEUMLNGENERGY POLICIESFOSSIL SOURCESEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSPOWER INDUSTRYOILEXCESS ELECTRICITYPOWER GENERATIONEFFICIENT LIGHTINGCAPACITY FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATIONNUCLEAR POWER UNITSENERGY MIXENERGY SOURCESSUSTAINABLE ENERGYPOWER SECTORENERGY SUPPLYOPTIONSENERGY RESOURCESIMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCYRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCESEFFICIENCY INVESTMENTSELECTRICITY SUPPLYCOST OF ENERGY SUPPLYNUCLEAR POWER GENERATIONNUCLEAR CAPACITYENERGY REQUIREMENTDEMAND FOR HEATTHERMAL ENERGYRENEWABLE ELECTRICITYFUELSTHERMAL POWERFUEL COSTSEMISSIONS FROM ENERGYCARBON EMISSIONSCLEAN COALHEATING SYSTEMRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSHEAT ENERGYNUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRYRENEWABLE GENERATIONENERGY CONSUMPTIONEMISSIONPOWER GENERATION FACILITIESPEAK LOADPOWER GENERATION CAPACITYHEATCLIMATE CHANGEENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSDISTRICT HEATGAS PIPELINESHYDRO POWERUTILITIESPOWEREMISSIONS DATAELECTRICITYWIND POWERGREEN POWERWIND ENERGYELECTRICITY GENERATION MIXSUPPLY COSTSHYDROPOWERELECTRICITY GENERATIONFOSSIL FUELCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONELECTRICITY CAPACITYENERGY STRATEGYFUEL PRICESCOST OF ENERGYCARBON ENERGYNUCLEAR ENERGYTRANSMISSION SYSTEMPRIMARY ENERGYENERGY EFFICIENCYOIL REFINERYENERGY DEMANDENERGY OUTLOOKELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITYNATURAL GASGAS INDUSTRYBASELINE EMISSIONSINVESTMENTPROVEN NATURAL GASENERGY DEVELOPMENTPOWER CAPACITYNUCLEAR POWERCOALCRUDE OILFUELOIL RESERVESCARBON MARKETFUEL OILAVAILABILITYFACILITIESCOAL GASINVESTMENTSRENEWABLE SOURCESCAPACITY FACTORSNATURAL GAS PIPELINESWIND CAPACITYRENEWABLE ENERGYSPACE HEATINGHEAT SUPPLYKEROSENEDIESELCLEAN ELECTRICITYIMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCYFOSSILPRICESAPPROACHNUCLEAR POWER PLANTSPOWER PLANTFOSSIL ENERGYENERGYWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7698