Sustainable energy

Sustainable energy is energy that is created in an environmentally friendly way. It involves both energy efficiency and renewable energy. Both resources help to stabilize and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.^[1]

Efficient energy use allows energy demand to slow so that rising clean energy supplies can make big cuts in fossil fuel burning. If energy use grows too fast, renewable energy development will chase a receding target. Unless clean energy supplies grow rapidly, slowing demand growth will only begin to reduce total emissions. Reducing the carbon content of energy sources is also needed.^[2]

Any serious vision of a sustainable energy economy thus requires major commitments to both efficiency and renewables.^[2]

References

↑ Obama, Barack (9 January 2017). "The irreversible momentum of clean energy". Science. 355 (6321). Science (journal): 126–129. Bibcode:2017Sci...355..126O. doi:10.1126/science.aam6284. PMID 28069665. S2CID 30991274. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "The Twin Pillars of Sustainable Energy: Synergies between Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology and Policy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-08-12.

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[1] Obama, Barack (9 January 2017). "The irreversible momentum of clean energy". Science. 355 (6321). Science (journal): 126–129. Bibcode:2017Sci...355..126O. doi:10.1126/science.aam6284. PMID 28069665. S2CID 30991274. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[aceee.org-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "The Twin Pillars of Sustainable Energy: Synergies between Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology and Policy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2007-08-12.

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