Yogi Goswami

Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Future

The White Paper reveals that policies now in existence, and economic experience gained by many countries to date, should be sufficient stimulation for governments to adopt aggressive long-term actions that can accelerate the widespread applications of renewable energy, and to get on a firm path toward a worldwide “renewable energy transition”, so that 50% of world primary energy can come from renewable energy sources by 2050. The White Paper recognizes that there can be no guarantee this will happen, but lays out the foundations to show that it is possible and desirable.

Energy: the burning issue : There are no easy answers to the energy conundrum, but a fundamental agreement on the questions is essential

Nowadays, only a minority of people disagree that climate change is happenning (and is bad!), but to have a real debate it is important to look beneath the hype and clearly understand the energy system in todays context. For example, just what is the situation with the worlds current energy resources? And how does renewable energy currently fit into the mix? In part 1 of this article, Yogi D Goswami sums up current thinking and looks at the figures. (Part 2 will be published in the next issue).