Renewable Revolution: Low-Carbon Energy by 2030

Moomaw, William R.
Sawin, Janet L.

2009

978-1-878071-93-4

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Recent advances in technology and policy will allow renewable energy and energy efficiency to play major roles in meeting global energy service demand while reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the next two decades, displacing fossil fuels with only modest incremental costs. Powerful synergies between renewable energy and energy efficiency are waiting to be tapped. Acting in concert, both can achieve far more than either could independently. Together, they have enormous potential to provide needed energy services for all societies while lowering heat-trapping emissions of greenhouse gases. Around the world, there is increasing evidence that a rapid energy transformation is possible. Many communities, cities, and nations are already avoiding carbon dioxide emissions through the use of renewables and efficiency improvements, and some are well on their way to a 100-percent renewable future. This report explores two possible scenarios for 2030 for building on these experiences and accelerating a global transition to low-carbon energy. To meet the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s goal to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system,” implementation must begin immediately, and a sound international agreement must be achieved that not only requires emission reductions, but does so by actively promoting sustainable development in all sectors of the economy in developed and developing countries alike. The key is to act now and adopt a strong international climate agreement and policies at all levels that reduce fossil fuel and wasteful energy usage by unleashing the full potential of energy efficiency in concert with renewable sources. [Contracarátula]

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Eficiencia energética; Energía baja en carbono; Energías renovables; Escenarios; Estrategias energéticas; Políticas energéticas;