Renewables and climate change in Nepal

Nepal is expanding mega hydropower projects and national-grid systems to ensure nationwide electricity.

Energy is a fundamental need of every individual and a crucial tool for the economic development of any nation. However, there remains a big question regarding the choice of energy in relation to climate change as they have a cause-and-effect relationship . Renewable energy technologies (RET) are widely adopted to solve the problems generated by climate change from global to regional to local scales. The first impression of such technologies in the contemporary world is that they are vital in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a climate mitigation tool. Similarly, their utility is pronounced socially, economically and politically as a means of climate adaptation strategies. An inverse relationship exists between RETs and climate change. However, the production, installation and utility of RETs still emit a certain amount of GHG.