Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Comprehensive, objective assessment of the literature on renewable energy and its role in climate change mitigation for policymakers, professionals, researchers.

Ottmar Edenhofer (Edited by), Ramón Pichs-Madruga (Edited by), Youba Sokona (Edited by), Kristin Seyboth (Edited by), Susanne Kadner (Edited by), Timm Zwickel (Edited by), Patrick Eickemeier (Edited by), Gerrit Hansen (Edited by), Steffen Schlömer (Edited by), Christoph von Stechow (Edited by), Patrick Matschoss (Edited by)

9781107023406, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 November 2011

1084 pages, 500 colour illus.
28.6 x 22.3 x 5.4 cm, 3.18 kg

'There may be a number of ways to achieve a low-carbon economy, but no pathway has been as thoroughly and comprehensively explored as the range of possible contributions of renewable energy sources towards achieving that goal contained in this IPCC Special Report.' John P. Weyant, Stanford University

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.

Foreword
Preface
Summary for policymakers
Technical summary
1. Renewable energy and climate change
2. Bioenergy
3. Direct solar energy
4. Geothermal energy
5. Hydropower
6. Ocean energy
7. Wind energy
8. Integration of renewable energy into present and future energy systems
9. Renewable energy in the context of sustainable development
10. Mitigation potential and costs
11. Policy, financing and implementation
Annex I. Glossary and acronyms
Annex II. Methodology
Annex III. Recent renewable energy cost and performance parameters
Annex IV. Contributors to the IPCC Special Report
Annex V. Reviewers of the IPCC Special Report
Annex VI. Permissions to publish.

Subject Areas: Sustainability [RNU], Social impact of environmental issues [RNT], Pollution & threats to the environment [RNP], Conservation of the environment [RNK], The environment [RN], Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning [R]