Renewable Energy Sources Climate Change Mitigation Special Report… 9781107023406

Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change MitigationSpecial Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change\nAuthor(s): Ottmar Edenhofer, Ramn Pichs-Madruga, Youba Sokona, Kristin Seyboth, Susanne Kadner, Timm Zwickel, Patrick Eickemeier, Gerrit Hansen, Steffen Schlmer, Christoph von Stechow\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107023406, 978-1107023406\nSynopsis\nThis 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 ob.