The return to renewables: Will it help in global warming control?

被引：67

作者：

Abbasi, Tasneem ^{[1
]}

Premalatha, M. ^{[1
]}

Abbasi, S. A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Pondicherry Cent Univ, Ctr Pollut Control & Environm Engn, Pondicherry 605014, India

来源：

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS | 2011年 / 15卷 / 01期

关键词：

Renewable energy; Global warming; Ocean acidification; Biomass; Wind; Solar; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; ENERGY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.rser.2010.09.048

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

For all but the last 250 years. mankind was almost entirely dependent on renewable energy, mainly from biomass and wind. Then the era of fossil fuels downed and we shifted away from renewables. But excessive use of fossil fuel has now precipitated existence-threatening climate change and ocean acidification. So the world is once again reverting to renewables in a big way. It is as if the human quest for energy has come full circle. But will this 'home coming' bail us out of the global environmental crisis? This paper says it will not as long as we do not drastically reduce the largely conspicuous and wasteful consumption. (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：891 / 894

页数：4

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