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| − | '''Renewable Energy''' is [[Energy]] taken from sources that are inexhaustible. As such, renewable energy covers wind | + | '''Renewable Energy''' is [[Energy]] taken from sources that are inexhaustible <ref>Art. 2 (1) Directive (EU) 2018/2001</ref>. |
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| + | As such, renewable energy covers: | ||
| + | * wind | ||
| + | * solar | ||
| + | ** solar thermal and | ||
| + | ** solar photovoltaic | ||
| + | * geothermal energy | ||
| + | * ambient energy | ||
| + | * tidal energy | ||
| + | * wave and other ocean energy | ||
| + | * hydropower | ||
| + | * biomass and biogas | ||
| + | * landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas | ||
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| + | In contrast to energy sourced from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, which accounts (as of 2022) for 75 percent | ||
| + | of the harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change, energy from renewable sources is cheap, clean, sustainable, and generates more jobs. | ||
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| + | Nuclear energy requires radioactive ores and is thus not renewable. Nuclear fusion provides (in principle) renewable energy. | ||
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| + | Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy in all sectors - power, heating and cooling, transportation, and industry - is key to addressing the climate crisis. To stay under 1.5°C of global warming, the world needs to immediately phase out fossil fuel use and undergo a profound transformation of the energy system through rapid | ||
| + | electrification and sourcing energy from renewable sources. | ||
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| + | In 2022, renewable sources provided 29 percent of global electricity. With the right investments, electricity from renewable sources could provide 65 percent of the world’s total electricity supply by 2030.<ref>[https://www.undp.org/publications/climate-dictionary The Climate Dictionary, UNDP, 2023]</ref> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Energy Accounting]] | [[Category:Energy Accounting]] | ||
[[Category:GHG Protocol]] | [[Category:GHG Protocol]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Climate Dictionary]] | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 5 September 2023
Definition
Renewable Energy is Energy taken from sources that are inexhaustible [1].
As such, renewable energy covers:
- wind
- solar
- solar thermal and
- solar photovoltaic
- geothermal energy
- ambient energy
- tidal energy
- wave and other ocean energy
- hydropower
- biomass and biogas
- landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas
In contrast to energy sourced from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, which accounts (as of 2022) for 75 percent
of the harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change, energy from renewable sources is cheap, clean, sustainable, and generates more jobs.
Nuclear energy requires radioactive ores and is thus not renewable. Nuclear fusion provides (in principle) renewable energy.
Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy in all sectors - power, heating and cooling, transportation, and industry - is key to addressing the climate crisis. To stay under 1.5°C of global warming, the world needs to immediately phase out fossil fuel use and undergo a profound transformation of the energy system through rapid electrification and sourcing energy from renewable sources.
In 2022, renewable sources provided 29 percent of global electricity. With the right investments, electricity from renewable sources could provide 65 percent of the world’s total electricity supply by 2030.[2]
References
- ↑ Art. 2 (1) Directive (EU) 2018/2001
- ↑ The Climate Dictionary, UNDP, 2023
