Energy and Climate Policy—An Evaluation of Global Climate Change Expenditure 2011–2018
| Autor: | Willie Soon, Ronan Connolly, Gerré Quinn, Coilín ÓhAiseadha, Michael Connolly |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Control and Optimization
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Natural resource economics 020209 energy solar energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology climate adaptation 02 engineering and technology Climate Finance 01 natural sciences lcsh:Technology Energy policy World energy consumption 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering wind energy Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering (miscellaneous) Energy poverty 0105 earth and related environmental sciences climate mitigation biomass Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry lcsh:T Global warming Energy security renewable energy Renewable energy Business Energy source Energy (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Energies, Vol 13, Iss 4839, p 4839 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1996-1073 |
| Popis: | Concern for climate change is one of the drivers of new, transitional energy policies oriented towards economic growth and energy security, along with reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and preservation of biodiversity. Since 2010, the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) has been publishing annual Global Landscape of Climate Finance reports. According to these reports, US$3660 billion has been spent on global climate change projects over the period 2011–2018. Fifty-five percent of this expenditure has gone to wind and solar energy. According to world energy reports, the contribution of wind and solar to world energy consumption has increased from 0.5% to 3% over this period. Meanwhile, coal, oil, and gas continue to supply 85% of the world’s energy consumption, with hydroelectricity and nuclear providing most of the remainder. With this in mind, we consider the potential engineering challenges and environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the main energy sources (old and new). We find that the literature raises many concerns about the engineering feasibility as well as environmental impacts of wind and solar. However, none of the current or proposed energy sources is a “panacea”. Rather, each technology has pros and cons, and policy-makers should be aware of the cons as well as the pros when making energy policy decisions. We urge policy-makers to identify which priorities are most important to them, and which priorities they are prepared to compromise on. |
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