An introduction into the emerging sector of renewable energy
What you will learn
What is the energy sector and how is it structured?
Understanding renewable energy and its role in decarbonisation of our energy systems.
Explore the role of energy efficiency, technology and infrastructure development in ensuring a smooth transition to a renewable energy world.
Identify and explore sectors where renewable energy policies are falling behind.
What are the social, environmental and economic benefits and disadvantages of solar energy, hydropower, wind energy and biomass energy.
What is renewable energy mix?
How can we bridge the innovation gap in renewable technologies?
What are some of the new renewable technologies?
Description
A recent NASA study found that the heat trapped by Earth’s land, ocean, and atmosphere has doubled since 2005. What is causing this? Global warming from our greenhouse gas emissions. Where is it all coming from? Well, 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions are coming from the energy sector.
So, we need the energy sector to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy to give us any chance at mitigating climate catastrophe. However, this transition has been slow, with renewable energy sharing only a 22% global power mix in 2020. When we dug around to find out why the transition has been slow, we quickly realised the answer is not straightforward at all.
When an answer is complicated to an important sustainability question, our instinct is to create a course. So, we did just that. Our community SDGPlus created a 10-part explainer style animated course on:
- Energy Sector
- Economics of Renewable Energy
- Transition to Renewable Energy
- Global Policies’ Effect on Renewable Energy
- Solar Energy
- Hydropower
- Wind Turbine Energy
- Biomass Energy
- Renewable Energy Mix
- Future of Renewable Energy
These series will explore the following themes:
- How the energy sector works.
- The economics behind fossil fuels and renewable energy.
- The role of policy in bringing sustainable energy to the forefront.
- How renewable technology has evolved over the years.
- What needs to improve for us to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy?
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