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International
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Bangladesh

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Abstract

Bangladesh is one of the strongest and fastest growing economies in South Asia. But behind the scene we are facing a challenging situation balancing the need for increasing energy consumption to fuel due to rapid industrialisation, urbanisation and population growth. The main purpose of this research is to allocate the current progress of renewable energy and identify the effective pathways to achieve a future with low carbon energy. We have used data of the last 30 years from 1995 to 2024, from a national dataset , about the use of electricity and carbon emissions in the atmosphere or environment. Then we have applied different scenarios and tests to understand how renewable energy developed, how much it cost and how government policies affected it. The study indicates that the share of renewable energy is going down every year, about 0.7% each year. if we carefully look into the data, we can notice that In 1995 the share of renewables was 18.5% that has now went down to 2.8% in 2024 which is almost 85% less. At the same time, carbon emissions went up from 19.91 million metric tons to 38.19 million metric tons. On the other hand , energy use is now 82.22 MWh. The results also show that government policies were not sufficient enough (the connection is very weak, r= 0.02). However, carbon emissions are starting to go down slowly. This paper concludes that to achieve a low carbon future for Bangladesh, an integrated policy of accelerating renewable energies, upgrading the grid infrastructure, and scaling storage is essential.

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Publication Details

• Type of Publication:
• Conference Name: Gazipur Agricultural University International Conference (GAUIC 2025)
• Date of Conference: 12/12/2025 - 12/12/2025
• Venue: Gazipur Agricultural University, Bangladesh
• Organizer: Gazipur Agricultural University