Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation: Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation: Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISBN-10
1139505599
ISBN-13
9781139505598
Series
Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
Category
Science
Language
English
Published
2011-11-21
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Ottmar Edenhofer, Ramón Pichs-Madruga, Youba Sokona

Description

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy sources – bioenergy, solar, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and wind energy – as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It considers the environmental and social consequences associated with the deployment of these technologies and presents strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion. SRREN brings a broad spectrum of technology-specific experts together with scientists studying energy systems as a whole. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, it presents an impartial assessment of the current state of knowledge: it is policy relevant but not policy prescriptive. SRREN is an invaluable assessment of the potential role of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector and academic researchers.

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