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Grid emission factors related to electricity generation and evaluation of attitudes towards the idea of carbon dioxide utilization. A Case of Kazakhstan

  • Marat Kozhikov (Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University) ;
  • Paata Janelidze (International Expert in the Energy Sector) ;
  • Akbilek Seitmukhanbet (School of engineering and digital sciences of Nazarbayev University) ;
  • Yessekina Aiman (School of engineering and digital sciences of Nazarbayev University) ;
  • Timoth Mkilima (greenhouse gases inventory department, Zhasyl Damu JSC)
  • Received : 2023.06.08
  • Accepted : 2023.06.25
  • Published : 2023.06.25
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Abstract

The first part of the study involved calculating emission factors from electricity production. The second part of the study aimed to analyze perceptions of the concept of carbon dioxide utilization and was conducted through a questionnaire survey with participants from Almaty and Astana. The results showed that there were no significant improvements in the decrease of carbon dioxide emissions between 2017 and 2020. Almost no change occurred in the rate of carbon dioxide emission throughout the course of the four years. According to the results of the survey, a number of respondents had reservations about the feasibility of using carbon dioxide utilization as a solution to tackle climate change. They felt that this technology would only offer a temporary solution to carbon emissions, without addressing the underlying causes of the problem. Despite these concerns, the participants acknowledged that carbon dioxide utilization had certain advantages in promoting sustainability.

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