Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Edited by: Ottmar Edenhofer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Edited by: Ramón Pichs-Madruga, Centro de Investigaciones de la Economía Mundial (CIEM)
Edited by: Youba Sokona, The Sahara and Sahel Observatory
Edited by: Kristin Seyboth, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change
Edited by: Susanne Kadner, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change
Edited by: Timm Zwickel, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change
Edited by: Patrick Eickemeier, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change
Edited by: Gerrit Hansen, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change
Edited by: Steffen Schlömer, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change
Edited by: Christoph von Stechow, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change
Edited by: Patrick Matschoss, Technical Support Unit of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panels on Climate Change

Hardback

ISBN:9781107023406
Publication date:November 2011

1084pages

500 colour illus.

Dimensions: 276 x 219 mm

Weight: 3.18kg

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This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy sources - bioenergy, solar, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and wind energy - as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It considers the environmental and social consequences associated with the deployment of these technologies, and presents strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion. SRREN brings a broad spectrum of technology-specific experts together with scientists studying energy systems as a whole. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, it presents an impartial assessment of the current state of knowledge: it is policy relevant but not policy prescriptive. SRREN is an invaluable assessment of the potential role of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector, and academic researchers.