Effect of covid-19 virus on reducing GHG emission and increasing energy generated by renewable energy sources: a brief study in Malaysian context
Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has globally affected the human mortality rate and economic history of the modern world. According to the World Health Organization, COVID-19 has caused a severe threat to the health of the vulnerable groups, notably the elderly. There is still some disagreements regardin...
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my.utm.938692022-01-31T08:36:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93869/ Effect of covid-19 virus on reducing GHG emission and increasing energy generated by renewable energy sources: a brief study in Malaysian context Naderipour, A. Abdul-Malek, Z. Ahmad, N. A. Kamyab, H. Ashokkumar, V. Ngamcharussrivichai, C. Chelliapan, S. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has globally affected the human mortality rate and economic history of the modern world. According to the World Health Organization, COVID-19 has caused a severe threat to the health of the vulnerable groups, notably the elderly. There is still some disagreements regarding the source of the virus and its intermediate host. However, the spread of this disease has caused most countries to enforce strict curfew laws and close most industrial and recreational centres. This study aims to show the potential positive effects of COVID-19 on the environment and the increase of renewable energy generation in Malaysia. To prevent the spread of this disease, Malaysia enacted the Movement Control Order (MCO) law in March 2020. Implementation of this law led to a reduction in environmental pollution, especially air pollution, in this country. The greenhouse gases (GHG) emission , which was 8 Mt CO2 eq. from January 2020 to March 2020, reduced to <1 Mt CO2 eq. for April and May. The reduction of GHG emission and pollutant gases allowed more sunlight to reach photovoltaic panels, hence increasing the renewable energy generation. Elsevier B.V. 2020-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93869/1/ZulkurnainAbdulMalek2020_EffectofCOVID19VirusonReducingGHGEmission.pdf Naderipour, A. and Abdul-Malek, Z. and Ahmad, N. A. and Kamyab, H. and Ashokkumar, V. and Ngamcharussrivichai, C. and Chelliapan, S. (2020) Effect of covid-19 virus on reducing GHG emission and increasing energy generated by renewable energy sources: a brief study in Malaysian context. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 20 . ISSN 2352-1864 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.101151 DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2020.101151 |
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Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has globally affected the human mortality rate and economic history of the modern world. According to the World Health Organization, COVID-19 has caused a severe threat to the health of the vulnerable groups, notably the elderly. There is still some disagreements regarding the source of the virus and its intermediate host. However, the spread of this disease has caused most countries to enforce strict curfew laws and close most industrial and recreational centres. This study aims to show the potential positive effects of COVID-19 on the environment and the increase of renewable energy generation in Malaysia. To prevent the spread of this disease, Malaysia enacted the Movement Control Order (MCO) law in March 2020. Implementation of this law led to a reduction in environmental pollution, especially air pollution, in this country. The greenhouse gases (GHG) emission , which was 8 Mt CO2 eq. from January 2020 to March 2020, reduced to <1 Mt CO2 eq. for April and May. The reduction of GHG emission and pollutant gases allowed more sunlight to reach photovoltaic panels, hence increasing the renewable energy generation. |
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Effect of covid-19 virus on reducing GHG emission and increasing energy generated by renewable energy sources: a brief study in Malaysian context |
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Effect of covid-19 virus on reducing GHG emission and increasing energy generated by renewable energy sources: a brief study in Malaysian context |
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Effect of covid-19 virus on reducing GHG emission and increasing energy generated by renewable energy sources: a brief study in Malaysian context |
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