The Role of Clean Energy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Romm
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Carbon Economy

This chapter will focus on the clean energy revolution and the technologies most widely discussed for a transition to a low carbon economy. It will explore the scale of the energy transition needed to explain why some energy technologies are considered likely to be major...

Reinvigorating the role of clean energy transition for achieving a low-carbon economy: evidence from Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muntasir Murshed ◽  
Zahoor Ahmed ◽  
Md Shabbir Alam ◽  
Haider Mahmood ◽  
Abdul Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

scholarly journals Should Countries Fire Sell their Oil & Gas Assets? Addressing the Mis-conceptions Surrounding the Continued Role of Fossil Fuels in the Energy Transition Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 432-440
Author(s):  
Victoria R. Nalule ◽  
Xiaoyi (Shawn) Mu
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Access ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Tackle Climate Change ◽  
Oil Gas ◽  
Carbon Economy

Access to modern energy such as electricity is key in the economic development of any country, and yet over 600 million people remain with no access to electricity in developing countries. It is true that both renewable energy and fossil fuels are key in the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development (UN SDG) Goal 7 and Goal 1 on energy access and poverty eradication respectively. However, the current global efforts to transition to a low carbon economy, and tackle climate change as stipulated in the SDG 13 and the 2015 Paris Agreement, have created a lot of tension on fossil fuel developments in recent years.This commentary article is presented as a question and answer session aimed at addressing the misconceptions surrounding the achievement of SDG 7 and SDG 13 in this energy transition era. The paper is of interest to oil producing countries. The article follows the various questions raised by policymakers during an online seminar delivered by both the authors entitled, ‘Fossil Fuels in the Energy Transition Era’.

scholarly journals Energy efficiency in buildings: Middle-class status as a trigger for the European fight against climate change

European View ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Iva Svobodová
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Class Status

After signing the COP 21 Paris Agreement, the EU pledged to become the leading force in the transition to a low-carbon economy. To this end, a new legislative package called ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ was passed at the end of 2018. By setting targets for the energy transition, the legislation represents both a great challenge and a great opportunity for European society. The package puts energy efficiency and the active participation of consumers at its core, and so does this article. Focusing on the specific role of buildings, the article argues that the package has significantly increased the potential for the middle class to become one of the driving forces behind the energy transition. Because of specific historical and social developments, the middle class has become capable of being and willing to be involved in environmental protection, and the package has given them more tools to be so.

scholarly journals Role of Nuclear Electricity in Low Carbon Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-303
Author(s):  
S. M. Sirazam Sadekin ◽  
Sayma Zaman ◽  
M. A. Rashid Sarkar ◽  
Md. Altab Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Safety Issue ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

To deal with climate change, low carbon economy is an utmost necessity for the present world. Energy requirement is growing faster exponentially in each decade. Over the long term some of the traditional sources (coal, gas, oil) have become inadequate to meet up the increasing demand. Current consumption rate of fossil fuel will make them extinct by year 2050 to 2100. Based on these facts nuclear power plant is a strategic choice to develop a clean energy. This paper presents - the role of nuclear electricity in low carbon economy. Though nuclear energy can't be called as 'carbon neutral' but it gives rise to much less emission of carbon dioxide than fossil fuels. Comparing with other energy structures, nuclear electricity chain emits a limited amount of greenhouse gas emission. Despite the uncertainty of building future nuclear power plants, this paper further discussed climate policies have larger impact than the policies that are against nuclear electricity production. The safety issue which is a public concern is also discussed here in short.

scholarly journals Green Banking Trends: Customer Knowledge and Awareness in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
V Chitra ◽  
R Gokilavani
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Private Sector Investment ◽  
Consumer Markets

Global warming is increasing; therefore, Change is the law of nature. The changes like the environmental and climatic conditions, are one of the most complicated issues faced by the growing society. The survival of the fittest contributes to the idea of adaptation to the changes in society. Today’s business is all about being green, and companies use this as a key strategy to expand its market and impact society. Even the top companies like Amazon to apple are moving in a great way towards green. The economic development lies in the palms of the banks being the financial organizations.Green banking means a financial institution, typically public or quasi-public, that uses innovative financing techniques and market development tools in partnership with the private sector to accelerate deployment of clean energy technologies. Green banks use public funds to leverage private investment in clean energy technologies that, despite being commercially viable, have struggled to establish a widespread presence in consumer markets. Green banks seek to reduce energy costs for ratepayers, stimulate private sector investment and economic activity, and expedite the transition to a low-carbon economy. Adoption of green banking practices will not only be useful for the environment but also benefit in greater operational efficiencies, minimum errors and frauds, and cost reductions in banking activities. The present paper aims to highlightIndian initiatives and adoption by various banks towards green banking in India. Further, an attempt has been made to highlight the major benefits, confronting challenges of Green Banking.

scholarly journals Introducing GEOFIT: Cost-Effective Enhanced Geothermal Systems for Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (15) ◽  
pp. 557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Messervey ◽  
Marco Calderoni ◽  
Angel Font ◽  
Mikel Borras ◽  
Ray Sterling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Enhanced Geothermal Systems ◽  
Geothermal Systems ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Executive Agency ◽  
Energy Efficient Building ◽  
Carbon Economy

GEOFIT, “Deployment of novel GEOthermal systems, technologies and tools for energy efficient building retrofitting,” is a recently launched 4-year H2020 project funded by the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) under the call topic LCE-17-2017: Easier to install and more efficient geothermal systems for retrofitting buildings. GEOFIT is a part of INEA’s Energy Portfolio Low Carbon Economy (LCE), Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) and brings together 24 partners from 10 European countries to work on the development of novel and smart shallow geothermal systems. This paper introduces the project.

scholarly journals Application of Threshold Regression Analysis to Study the Impact of Clean Energy Development on China’s Carbon Productivity

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongri Han ◽  
Tuochen Li ◽  
Shaosong Feng ◽  
Ziyi Shi
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Threshold Effect ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Productivity ◽  
Carbon Economy

Facing the pressures of international carbon emission reduction, the transformation into a low-carbon economy has become a common issue of all countries. The core of developing a low-carbon economy is to increase carbon productivity, which can be measured as the economic benefits of unit carbon emissions. Therefore, using province-level panel data in China from 2009 to 2017, we analyze the carbon productivity level of each region, and empirically investigate the threshold effect of clean energy development on carbon productivity under different technological innovation levels. The results show that the carbon productivity is rising, and China’s economic development pattern has been shifting towards low-carbon and sustainable development. Furthermore, the driving force of clean energy development on carbon productivity is not monotonously increasing (decreasing) but is a “double threshold effect” of technological innovation capability. Finally, based on the research conclusions and realistic requirements of China’s low-carbon economic transformation, this paper proposes improving carbon productivity from the aspects of innovation capability improvement and institutional guarantee.

Smart Grid Construction Based on Perspective of the Development of Servicing Clean Energy

2013 ◽  
Vol 772 ◽  
pp. 600-603
Author(s):  
Jing Nie
Keyword(s):  
Smart Grid ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Grid Construction ◽  
Important Significance ◽  
Carbon Economy

With the economic and social development, the supply and development of energy have been the outstanding problems affecting human survival and development. On the basis of ensuring the safe and efficient supply of clean energy, building a strong and smart grid, can be conducive to energy conservation and smart electricity. Through analysis of the development and status quo of clean energy and discussion of the features and advantages of the strong and smart grid, the article proposed the development of a strong and smart grid had important significance of advocating low-carbon economy, promoting the transformation of energy supply, and the protection of for the sustainable economic and social development. Finally, the article gave the outlook for the future of the development of a strong and smart grid.

Application of Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Clean Energy Cycle Technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 608-609 ◽  
pp. 1041-1045
Author(s):  
Lan Lan Xie
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Hebei Province ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Development Mode ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Carbon Economy

The low carbon economy development mode refers to the use of a low carbon economy related theoretical knowledge, organization economy and social activity, the traditional economic development mode is transformed into a new low carbon economy development mode. With the economic development of Hebei Province, a low carbon economy development as the guidance, and Hebei Province low carbon economy development planning as the purpose, to establish Hebei Province low carbon economy development mode structure. At the same time, the economic development of Hebei Province is carried out investigation and analysis, the original data of Hebei Province economic development uses standard data method and normal distribution, to carry out standard processing. According to the analytic hierarchy process, the combination of Hebei Province low carbon economy evaluation and index hierarchy analysis method, to carry out system evaluation for the overall carbon economy development.

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