Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies for the Transition to a Climate Neutral Economy

The paper focuses on the feasibility of the transition to a climate neutral economy from the point of view of existing technologies, the surface occupied by renewable energy power plants, the materials needed and the cost of energy production. Based on the existing situation and using rather conserv...

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Main Author: FLORIN BONCIU
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Language:English
Published: Nicolae Titulescu University 2021-06-01
Series:Global Economic Observer
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Online Access:http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_9_no_1/geo_2021_vol9_no1_art_020.pdf
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description The paper focuses on the feasibility of the transition to a climate neutral economy from the point of view of existing technologies, the surface occupied by renewable energy power plants, the materials needed and the cost of energy production. Based on the existing situation and using rather conservative estimates regarding the energy supply from renewable sources as compared to the energy demand of the global economy, the conclusion is that this transition is fully feasible and that already some renewable sources of energy are costeffective compared to the use of classical fuels, such as coal. The paper also highlights the importance of consistent political decisions in favour of this decade-long transition and the leading role of the European Union in this respect.
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spelling doaj-art-9e08a6ae0f094613a7a20460af301b632025-08-20T03:40:42ZengNicolae Titulescu UniversityGlobal Economic Observer2343-97422343-97502021-06-0191180186Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies for the Transition to a Climate Neutral EconomyFLORIN BONCIU0Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy Economic analysis of the international situation ROMANIA, fbonciu@gmail.comThe paper focuses on the feasibility of the transition to a climate neutral economy from the point of view of existing technologies, the surface occupied by renewable energy power plants, the materials needed and the cost of energy production. Based on the existing situation and using rather conservative estimates regarding the energy supply from renewable sources as compared to the energy demand of the global economy, the conclusion is that this transition is fully feasible and that already some renewable sources of energy are costeffective compared to the use of classical fuels, such as coal. The paper also highlights the importance of consistent political decisions in favour of this decade-long transition and the leading role of the European Union in this respect.http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_9_no_1/geo_2021_vol9_no1_art_020.pdfrenewable energy sourcesclimate neutral economyfeasible technologies
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title Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies for the Transition to a Climate Neutral Economy
title_full Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies for the Transition to a Climate Neutral Economy
title_fullStr Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies for the Transition to a Climate Neutral Economy
title_full_unstemmed Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies for the Transition to a Climate Neutral Economy
title_short Renewable Energy Sources and Technologies for the Transition to a Climate Neutral Economy
title_sort renewable energy sources and technologies for the transition to a climate neutral economy
topic renewable energy sources
climate neutral economy
feasible technologies
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