Chapter 11
Geothermal Energy and Climate Change
Mitigation
Kriti Yadav, Anirbid Sircar, and Apurwa Yadav
Abstract The energy sector in the world needs major changes for reduction in
greenhouse gas emission and climate change mitigation. It has been believed that
with the current rate in increase of greenhouse gas emissions a rise in sea levels will
occur with changes in global climate patterns. These effects hinder adaptation for
climate change mitigation, so it is important to incorporate and understand the
models implemented in the energy sector for decarbonisation. According to this
perspective, the geothermal resource is contemplated as being one of the most
productive energy sources that can be adopted for control of greenhouse gas
emissions. The purpose of this study is to understand the global status of geothermal
energy and its important role in climate change mitigation. In this chapter it is seen
how geothermal energy has been used for centuries for heat extraction and power
generation in geothermal countries such as the USA, New Zealand, Iceland, Kenya,
and the Philippines, with minimal greenhouse gas emission with respect to fossil
fuels. In the present study, the GeoAdam method of geothermal climate change
mitigation is also discussed and modified in terms of scenario setup, assessment
stage, and implementation stage. This method can be used for the climate change
mitigation process in India with geothermal energy. The life cycle assessment of a
system, which is an important factor to understand and control greenhouse gas
emission, is reviewed in detail here. The present study provides a complete guide
for climate change mitigation with geothermal energy.
Keywords Geothermal · Climate change · Greenhouse gas · Power generation ·
Environmental impact
K. Yadav (*) · A. Sircar
Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
e-mail: kriti.yphd15@spt.pdpu.ac.in
A. Yadav
Silver Oak College of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. N. Islam, A. van Amstel (eds.), India: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation
and Adaptation in Developing Countries, Springer Climate,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67865-4_11
243
Geothermal Energy and Climate Change
Mitigation
Kriti Yadav, Anirbid Sircar, and Apurwa Yadav
Abstract The energy sector in the world needs major changes for reduction in
greenhouse gas emission and climate change mitigation. It has been believed that
with the current rate in increase of greenhouse gas emissions a rise in sea levels will
occur with changes in global climate patterns. These effects hinder adaptation for
climate change mitigation, so it is important to incorporate and understand the
models implemented in the energy sector for decarbonisation. According to this
perspective, the geothermal resource is contemplated as being one of the most
productive energy sources that can be adopted for control of greenhouse gas
emissions. The purpose of this study is to understand the global status of geothermal
energy and its important role in climate change mitigation. In this chapter it is seen
how geothermal energy has been used for centuries for heat extraction and power
generation in geothermal countries such as the USA, New Zealand, Iceland, Kenya,
and the Philippines, with minimal greenhouse gas emission with respect to fossil
fuels. In the present study, the GeoAdam method of geothermal climate change
mitigation is also discussed and modified in terms of scenario setup, assessment
stage, and implementation stage. This method can be used for the climate change
mitigation process in India with geothermal energy. The life cycle assessment of a
system, which is an important factor to understand and control greenhouse gas
emission, is reviewed in detail here. The present study provides a complete guide
for climate change mitigation with geothermal energy.
Keywords Geothermal · Climate change · Greenhouse gas · Power generation ·
Environmental impact
K. Yadav (*) · A. Sircar
Centre of Excellence for Geothermal Energy, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
e-mail: kriti.yphd15@spt.pdpu.ac.in
A. Yadav
Silver Oak College of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. N. Islam, A. van Amstel (eds.), India: Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation
and Adaptation in Developing Countries, Springer Climate,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67865-4_11
243