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The role of renewable energy in the global energy transformation Open
This paper explores the technical and economic characteristics of an accelerated energy transition to 2050, using new datasets for renewable energy. The analysis indicates that energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies are the co…
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A review of renewable energy sources, sustainability issues and climate change mitigation Open
The world is fast becoming a global village due to the increasing daily requirement of energy by all population across the world while the earth in its form cannot change. The need for energy and its related services to satisfy human socia…
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A critical review of comparative global historical energy consumption and future demand: The story told so far Open
This review presents a critical combined energy analysis of demand in developed/developing countries, including the load requirements of the various business sectors. It summarizes on-demand time-series, energy supply, overall trade in gas…
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Analysis of Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption and Environmental Impacts in European Countries Open
The use of fossil fuels as the main source of energy for most countries has caused several negative environmental impacts, such as global warming and air pollution. Air pollution causes many health problems, causing social and economic neg…
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Challenges in the decarbonization of the energy sector Open
In order to limit the effects of climate change, the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the energy sector need to be reduced. Significant reductions can be achieved by using appropriate technologies and policies. In the context of re…
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Renewable and sustainable clean energy development and impact on social, economic, and environmental health Open
Clean, renewable, and sustainable energy is required daily to improve social, economic, and environmental health, leading to economic development and productivity. The aim of the work has deliberated on the reoccurrence of renewable energi…
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Global low-carbon energy transition in the post-COVID-19 era Open
The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for energy transition. Concerns about the overwhelming emphasis on economic recovery at the cost of energy transition progress have been raised worldwide. More voices are calling for…
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Energy democracy: Goals and policy instruments for sociotechnical transitions Open
Energy democracy is an emergent social movement advancing renewable energy transitions by resisting the fossil-fuel-dominant energy agenda while reclaiming and democratically restructuring energy regimes. By integrating technological chang…
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A Critical Review of Sustainable Energy Policies for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources Open
Meeting the rising energy demand and limiting its environmental impact are the two intertwined issues faced in the 21st century. Governments in different countries have been engaged in developing regulations and related policies to encoura…
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Rethinking the measurement of energy poverty in Europe: A critical analysis of indicators and data Open
Energy poverty – which has also been recognised via terms such as ‘fuel poverty’ and ‘energy vulnerability’ – occurs when a household experiences inadequate levels of energy services in the home. Measuring energy poverty is challenging, as…
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Renewable energy, non-renewable energy and sustainable development Open
The purpose of the present study is to analyse the effects of renewable energy and non-renewable energy on sustainable development. This study is pioneering in this respect because it analyses the effect of renewable energy on adjusted net…
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Global energy perspectives to 2060 – WEC's World Energy Scenarios 2019 Open
The recent signals in the energy sector indicate a major transformation taking shape in the energy sector in the decades to come. The potential trends are highlighted in three scenarios published by the World Energy Council in September 20…
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Review and outlook on the international renewable energy development Open
Renewable energy has become an important choice to solve the energy crisis and environmental problems. A sustainable development needs policies and strategies policies, which can improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emission…
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Pandemic, War, and Global Energy Transitions Open
The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war on Ukraine have impacted the global economy, including the energy sector. The pandemic caused drastic fluctuations in energy demand, oil price shocks, disruptions in energy supply chains, and hampered…
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Solar energy status in the world: A comprehensive review Open
The utilization of renewable energy as a future energy resource is drawing significant attention worldwide. The contribution of solar energy (including concentrating solar power (CSP) and solar photovoltaic (PV) power) to global electricit…
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Reviewing Usage, Potentials, and Limitations of Renewable Energy Sources Open
The world’s ever-increasing population, combined with economic and technological growth and a new, modern way of life, has led to high energy demand and consumption. Fossil fuels have been the main energy source for many years, but their u…
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Breaking barriers in deployment of renewable energy Open
Several economic, institutional, technical and socio-cultural barriers hinder countries from moving from the high to the low emission pathway. The objective of this research is to find out the impacts of social, economic, technological and…
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The dynamic linkage between renewable energy, tourism, CO2 emissions, economic growth, foreign direct investment, and trade Open
Because of the lack of econometric studies in relevance to the link between tourism and renewable energy, the goal of this study is to remedy this lack and to explore the causal relationship between renewable energy consumption, the number…
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Sustainable renewable energy supply networks optimization – The gradual transition to a renewable energy system within the European Union by 2050 Open
In order to achieve the goal of a carbon neutral EU by 2050 and meet the climate targets of the Paris Agreement, a sustainable, efficient, competitive and secure energy system needs to be developed. This paper presents the synthesis of sus…
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Policy packaging or policy patching? The development of complex energy efficiency policy mixes Open
The ambition of energy policy has long been to reduce carbon emissions, secure energy supply and provide affordable energy services. In recent years an increasing number of policy instruments has been introduced to promote energy efficienc…
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The impact of climate policy uncertainty on renewable and non-renewable energy demand in the United States Open
This paper evaluates the impact of climate policy uncertainty on renewable and non-renewable energy consumption in the United States over the quarterly data from 2000Q1 to 2021Q3. Economic growth and crude oil prices are added to the energ…
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Energy transition scenarios: What policies, societal attitudes, and technology developments will realize the EU Green Deal? Open
The European Green Deal has been heralded as the"Europe's man on the moon moment" as it aims to achieve 100% GHG reductions by 2050. Achieving the decarbonization of the energy system will be driven by a combination of factors and synergie…
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Significance of Hydrogen as Economic and Environmentally Friendly Fuel Open
The major demand of energy in today’s world is fulfilled by the fossil fuels which are not renewable in nature and can no longer be used once exhausted. In the beginning of the 21st century, the limitation of the fossil fuels, continually …
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Assessment of the role of renewable energy consumption and trade policy on environmental degradation using innovation accounting: Evidence from the US Open
Renewable energy technologies are promising, yet, very little is known about its role as a limiting factor in fossil fuel-attributable environmental degradation — especially in high-income countries. This study investigated the dynamic eff…
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Implementing a just renewable energy transition: Policy advice for transposing the new European rules for renewable energy communities Open
The recast of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) provides an enabling framework for "Renewable Energy Communities" (RECs) that is being transposed into law by the 27 European Union Member States by June 2021. RECs are majority owned b…
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The momentum of the solar energy transition Open
Decarbonisation plans across the globe require zero-carbon energy sources to be widely deployed by 2050 or 2060. Solar energy is the most widely available energy resource on Earth, and its economic attractiveness is improving fast in a cyc…
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World energy outlook and state of renewable energy: 10-Year evaluation Open
In this study, the energy situation of the world and the development of renewable energy were evaluated in the 10-year period covering the years 2012–2021. The share of renewable energy in electricity production and primary renewable energ…
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Energy infrastructure and the fate of the nation: Introduction to special issue Open
In this article we introduce a Special Issue of Energy Research and Social Science focused on energy infrastructure and the political economy of national development. Many countries are experiencing transformational growth in energy infras…
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Fossil fuel energy consumption in European countries Open
Traditionally fossil fuels have been use as the main resource to obtain energy but its use has several negative impacts, such as global warming and air pollution. Global warming has been mentioned has a key challenge to be addressed due to…
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Public opinion and environmental policy output: a cross-national analysis of energy policies in Europe Open
This article studies how public opinion is associated with the introduction of renewable energy policies in Europe. While research increasingly seeks to model the link between public opinion and environmental policies, the empirical eviden…