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

by Ottmar Edenhofer

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107607108
• ISBN13: 9781107607101
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1088 Pages
• Weight: 6.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 8.4" x 10.9"