Ebinger, JaneVergara, Walter2012-03-192012-03-192011-01-28978-0-8213-8697-2https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2271This report presents an overview of how the energy sector might be impacted by climate change and what options exist for its management. It focuses on energy sector adaptation, rather than mitigation, which has been a key focus of the energy sector and is not discussed in this report. This report draws on available scientific and peer-reviewed literature in the public domain and takes the perspective of the developing world to the extent possible. It starts with a discussion about observed and projected climate change (out to 2100), exploring trends, extremes, and 'hotspots'- geographic regions that will see significant changes or variability for relevant parameters (for example, temperature, runoff , and sea level rise). It then discusses what is known about the impacts of these changes on energy resources, infrastructure, and transportation systems as well as demand. It discusses what technologies or services are more vulnerable and identifies gaps in information or knowledge. The report concludes with a number of proposed near-term actions to foster dialogue, to further inform sector practitioners, to disaggregate climate impacts to regional and local settings, and to improve the knowledge base. Underpinning all actions is recognition of the need for a broad and participatory approach that extends beyond traditional planning horizons and boundaries.CC BY 3.0 IGOACIDACID RAINAIRAIR CONDITIONINGAIR TEMPERATUREANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGEANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONSATLANTIC OCEANATMOSPHEREATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATIONATMOSPHERE-OCEAN GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELATMOSPHERIC PHYSICSATMOSPHERIC POLLUTIONBIOMASSBIOSPHERECALCULATIONCARBONCARBON CAPTURECARBON DIOXIDECARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECTCARBON FOOTPRINTCARBON SEQUESTRATIONCH4CLIMATECLIMATE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGESCLIMATE CHANGE FUNDCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOSCLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCECLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE DATACLIMATE EXTREMESCLIMATE FACTORSCLIMATE HAZARDCLIMATE IMPACTCLIMATE IMPACTSCLIMATE INFORMATIONCLIMATE MITIGATIONCLIMATE MODELINGCLIMATE MODELSCLIMATE PARAMETERCLIMATE PARAMETERSCLIMATE POLICIESCLIMATE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE PROOFINGCLIMATE RESEARCHCLIMATE RESILIENCECLIMATE RISKCLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENTCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENTCLIMATE RISK SCREENINGCLIMATE RISKSCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE SCIENTISTSCLIMATE SYSTEMCLIMATE SYSTEM MODELCLIMATE TRENDSCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATE VARIATIONSCLIMATE VULNERABILITYCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLIMATIC IMPACTSCLIMATOLOGYCLOUD COVERCLOUDINESSCOCO2COALCOLORSCOMBUSTIONCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGECYCLONESDESERTIFICATIONDESERTSDROUGHTECOLOGICAL ZONESECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGEELECTRICITYELECTRICITY GENERATIONEMISSIONEMISSION SCENARIOSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS MITIGATIONEMISSIONS SCENARIOSENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY POLICYENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY SUPPLYENERGY SYSTEMSENERGY TRANSMISSIONEVAPORATIONEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME VALUESEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFLOODSFORESTRYFOSSIL FUELFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFROSTFUELSFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGESGASGAS TURBINESGCMGENERAL CIRCULATION MODELGENERATION CAPACITYGHGGHGSGLACIERSGLOBAL AVERAGE SURFACE WARMINGGLOBAL CLIMATEGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEMGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITYGLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURESGLOBAL TEMPERATUREGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATIONGREENHOUSE GASESHAILHEATING DEGREE DAYSHIGH TEMPERATURESHUMIDITYHURRICANESHYDROLOGICAL SERVICESHYDROLOGICAL SYSTEMSHYDROLOGYICEICE CAPSICE SHEETSIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEINTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITYIPCCLIGHTNINGLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASLOW-CARBONMETEOROLOGICAL DATAMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONSMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCHMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICESMETEOROLOGICAL VARIABLESMETEOROLOGYMETHANEMMAMOISTURE CONTENTMOUNTAIN GLACIERSNATIONAL CLIMATENATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICESNATURAL GASNEGATIVE IMPACTSNUCLEAR ENERGYO3OCEANSOZONEPOWER PLANTSPRECIPITATIONRAINFALLRAINFALL TRENDREGIONAL CLIMATEREGIONAL CLIMATE MODELRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESRESILIENCE TO VARIATIONS IN CLIMATERESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGESCIENTISTSEA ICESEA LEVEL RISESEASONSMALL HYDROPOWERSO2SOLAR POWERSOLAR RADIATIONSTORM SURGESSTORMSSULFURSULFUR DIOXIDESURFACE PERMAFROSTSURFACE SOILSURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE TEMPERATURESSURFACE WIND SPEEDTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE ANOMALIESTEMPERATURE INCREASETEMPERATURE INCREASESTEMPERATURE RISESTEMPERATURE VARIABILITYTEMPERATURE VARIATIONSTEMPORAL RESOLUTIONTRANSPORT SECTORTROPICSTROPOSPHEREUNEPVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWATER CYCLEWATER QUALITYWATER VAPORWEATHER CONDITIONSWINDWIND ENERGYWIND GENERATORSWIND GUSTSWIND POWERWIND SPEEDWIND SPEEDSWINDOW OF OPPORTUNITYWMOWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8697