The Value of Tropical Forests to Hydropower

The research establishes a method to quantify the impact of tropical deforestation on hydropower capacity. Using the Teles Pires plant in Brazil as a case study, the author analyzes the value of restoring deforested Amazon regions and the potential costs associated with deforesting Indigenous Territories, demonstrating the critical link between forest preservation and energy sector stability.

• Tropical forests influence water supply for hydropower energy generation by significantly impacting rainfall patterns on a continental scale.
• The study applies a new valuation method to the Teles Pires hydropower plant in Brazil, which is among the ten largest plants in a nation where hydropower serves as the primary energy source.
• The research provides evidence for the energy sector's reliance on tropical forest ecosystem services through ex-post mapping of restoration values in the Amazon and ex-ante mapping of the costs of deforesting Indigenous Territories.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2024). The Value of Tropical Forests to Hydropower. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/working-papers/the-value-of-tropical-forests-to-hydropower/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. The Value of Tropical Forests to Hydropower. 2024. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/working-papers/the-value-of-tropical-forests-to-hydropower/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2024value, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{The Value of Tropical Forests to Hydropower}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/working-papers/the-value-of-tropical-forests-to-hydropower/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }