Seasonal impacts of climate change on electricity production
This report assesses the impacts of climate change on electricity production by hydro, wind, solar, nuclear and other thermal power plants, including biomass, coal, gas and oil, in the present power system and in 2050 for a dynamic scenario in line with 2°C mitigation efforts. Both scenarios show that, at the European Union (EU)-level, the production of hydropower plants increases with global warming thanks to higher water availability, while nuclear power decreases. However, the report argues, there are regional differences in the impacts, such as increased hydro production in the North, and a decline in hydro- and nuclear power production in southern Europe due to lower water availability for direct production or for cooling river-based plants.
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