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  11. Planning With Emission Models Reduces The Carbon Footprint Of New Reservoirs

Planning with emission models reduces the carbon footprint of new reservoirs

Tomasz Janus1, Christopher Barry2, Shelly Win3

  • 1Tyndall Centre Manchester, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Communications Earth & Environment
|November 27, 2025

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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Reservoir greenhouse gas emissions can be accurately assessed using a new automated framework. This approach supports low-carbon hydropower development and reduces environmental impact.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Climate Change Research
  • Sustainable Energy

Background:

  • Reservoirs contribute 1-2% to global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, with significant variability.
  • Current emission models face challenges in adoption due to manual processing, uncertainties, and complex geospatial linkages.
  • Simpler estimation methods can overestimate national emissions by up to 50%.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce an automated and transparent framework for large-scale reservoir emission assessments.
  • To enable planning for low-carbon reservoir development using spatially-explicit emission models.
  • To address limitations in current reservoir emission assessment methodologies.

Main Methods:

  • Development of an automated and transparent framework for reservoir emission assessment.
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  • Integration of spatially-explicit emission models for large-scale analysis.
  • Application of the framework to hydropower expansion planning in Myanmar.

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    • The framework supports low-carbon reservoir development at scale.
    • A hydropower strategy for Myanmar was developed, eliminating 0.94 MtCO2e in emissions.
    • The strategy conserves 239 km2 of land and reduces river barriers from 28 to 7.

    Conclusions:

    • Automated, transparent frameworks with explicit models can improve reservoir emission assessments.
    • Spatially-explicit models integrated into strategic planning can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact.
    • The methodology offers a scalable solution for informed reservoir development and climate change mitigation.