Hydropower: The good, the bad and the ugly

Everard, Mark

Hydropower: The good, the bad and the ugly

Everard, Mark

Authors

Mark Everard Mark.Everard@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Ecosystem Services

Abstract

Mark Everard examines the benefits and repercussions of harnessing water for power. People require energy for their daily needs and for development. In a climate-aware world, we know we need low-carbon energy. For decades, hydropower has been promoted as a strategic solution, and it is frequently a favoured resource where rivers are large and other energy-yielding resources are sparse. But is hydropower a panacea, or must we address wider considerations to pursue the goals of sustainability and meet universal human needs?

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 16, 2023
Online Publication Date	Apr 1, 2023
Publication Date	Apr 1, 2023
Deposit Date	Apr 12, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Jul 2, 2023
Journal	Environmental Scientist
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	32 (March 2023)
Pages	74-81
Keywords	Hydropwer; energy; dams; impoundments; storage; fragmentation
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10621178
Publisher URL	https://www.the-ies.org/sites/default/files/journals/ies32_march-23-web-aw-lz.pdf

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This is the author’s accepted manuscript of the article ‘Everard, M. (2023). Hydropower: The good, the bad and the ugly. Environmental Scientist, 32 (March 2023), 74-81’. The final published version is available here: https://www.the-ies.org/sites/default/files/journals/ies32_march-23-web-aw-lz.pdf