Renewable energy and climate change
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- Alternative development strategies for funding the wind power industry in Australia
- ( S. Kann / Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems , 2009)
- The wind power industry in Australia is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade, primarily due to a forthcoming expanded national renewable energy target (RET) which will mandate that renewable ...
- Costs and benefits of renewable electricity in South Africa
- ( A. Marquard (ed);B. Merven (ed);E. Tyler (ed) / Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town (UCT) , 2008)
- This paper models the costs and benefits of setting a target of generating 15% of South Africa’s electricity from renewable sources by 2020. The modelling results show that the most promising sc...
- The positive impact of decentralised renewable energy technologies
- ( South Centre , 2008)
- This paper analyses the positive impact of decentralised renewable energy technologies that enhance climate change adaptation capacity in developing countries facing increasing climate change-related ...
- Can a cap and share scheme assist South Africa?
- ( J. Wakeford / The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability , 2008)
- This study seeks to identify the initial impact that a global cap and share (C&S) scheme might have on South Africa, based on a set of limiting assumptions. In particular, it attempts to quantify ...
India's future lies in renewable energy
- ( A. Ringwald / Centre for Social Markets, UK , 2008)
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India has developed to a stage where it is generally recognised that renewable energy is the most substantial and sustainable solution to its future needs. This paper provides an objective analysis...
- To avoid the climate changing, it is banks that have to change
- ( S. Herz;J. Frijns / BankTrack , 2007)
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Commercial banks are of crucial importance in the transition to a low-carbon economy based upon energy efficiency and renewable energies. They are indispensable in mobilising and allocating the nec...
- What are the current trends in renewable energy production?
- ( REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century , 2008)
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Renewable energy has clearly become mainstream since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, with investment flows exceeding $100 billion in 2007. This summary report provides an update on the curr...
- Clean energy through Norwegian development assistance: ways to achieve this goal
- ( R. Anderson;R. Bjelland;T. Holtedahl / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2007)
- Norway has launched its Clean Energy for Development Initiative, thus initiating a process aimed at firmly establishing support to clean and renewable energy as a central pillar in its development coo...
- Renewable energy versus nuclear power
- ( New Economics Foundation , 2005)
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This article argues that renewable energy is a more cost-effective, flexible, secure, and reliable solution to climate change than nuclear power. The benefits of renewables and microgeneration over...
- Sustainable technologies in the energy sector
- ( A. Zervos; S. Teske; O. Schafer / Greenpeace International , 2007)
- This report discusses the need for a change in the energy sector towards sustainable technologies such as renewable energies sources and efficient decentralised cogeneration. It shows that a business...
