Renewable Energy Technology
Renewable Energy Technology and Climate Change Mitigation
Aarushi Uboweja1, Amit Singh1, Gaurav Lamba1, Isha Singh1, Nitish Bhasin1, Dr. Raju Sarkar 2
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Undergraduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., Delhi Technological University, Delhi Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., Delhi Technological University, Delhi (sarkar_raju@yahoo.com)
ABSTRACT
In the modern day fulminating world, climate change has become a great cause of concern along with other anthropogenic problems such as terrorism, poverty, social unrest etc. Renewable energy technology if used to its potential will stabilize green house gas (GHG) emissions, free the world economy from the volatile fluctuations in the fossil fuel space, create employment opportunities for the developing world, reduce the cost of energy supply and create energy efficiency. We shall explore the symbiotic relationship between climate change and sustainable development in this paper. We shall be looking at alternative renewable sources of energy, their potential, their viability. We shall also look at the cost of mitigation in the context that renewable energy technologies generally require large initial capital and typically have a long gestation period. However, the benefits outweigh the costs by far.
1) INTRODUCTION
The predominance of fossil fuels in the energy scenario has had a disastrous impact on the environment. We need to take necessary steps to mitigate climate change lest the consequences shift from being disastrous to catastrophic. Sustainable and inclusive development is the need of the hour, not only from an environmental point of view, but, also from a socioeconomic point of view. Unmitigated climate change would make it difficult for the natural, managed and human systems to adapt to the changes in the long run. It is noteworthy that we require mitigation and not adaptation alone as this could eventually lead to a magnitude of climate change to which
Aarushi Uboweja1, Amit Singh1, Gaurav Lamba1, Isha Singh1, Nitish Bhasin1, Dr. Raju Sarkar 2
1 2
Undergraduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., Delhi Technological University, Delhi Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept., Delhi Technological University, Delhi (sarkar_raju@yahoo.com)
ABSTRACT
In the modern day fulminating world, climate change has become a great cause of concern along with other anthropogenic problems such as terrorism, poverty, social unrest etc. Renewable energy technology if used to its potential will stabilize green house gas (GHG) emissions, free the world economy from the volatile fluctuations in the fossil fuel space, create employment opportunities for the developing world, reduce the cost of energy supply and create energy efficiency. We shall explore the symbiotic relationship between climate change and sustainable development in this paper. We shall be looking at alternative renewable sources of energy, their potential, their viability. We shall also look at the cost of mitigation in the context that renewable energy technologies generally require large initial capital and typically have a long gestation period. However, the benefits outweigh the costs by far.
1) INTRODUCTION
The predominance of fossil fuels in the energy scenario has had a disastrous impact on the environment. We need to take necessary steps to mitigate climate change lest the consequences shift from being disastrous to catastrophic. Sustainable and inclusive development is the need of the hour, not only from an environmental point of view, but, also from a socioeconomic point of view. Unmitigated climate change would make it difficult for the natural, managed and human systems to adapt to the changes in the long run. It is noteworthy that we require mitigation and not adaptation alone as this could eventually lead to a magnitude of climate change to which
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