Fig. 5: Low-carbon hydropower planning in Myanmar.
From: Planning with emission models reduces the carbon footprint of new reservoirs
Pareto optimal frontiers for scenarios b (built) and nb (not-built), showing trade-offs between total hydropower (HP) production and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity (a) and total net biogenic emissions (b). The color-coded points represent optimal solutions obtained with emissions derived from G-res and minimizing total GHG emissions. Point color indicates associated loss of land to inundation, and curve point sizes denote the firm power ratio. Points plotted in light yellow correspond to solutions obtained with EF-based emissions. Star (⋆) and diamond (♦) markers indicate present-day and maximum achievable HP production, respectively. White arrow-marked points (I-III) highlight solutions selected for further analysis in c; where assets selected when optimizing with Tier 1 emission factors as an objective, are outlined in red.
