Full Title: energy [r]evolution: A Sustainable Global Energy Outlook
Author(s): S. Teske, et al.
Publisher(s): Greenpeace
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Description (excerpt):
Renewable energy, combined with the smart use of energy, can deliver at least half of the world’s energy needs by 2050. This report, ‘Energy [R]evolution: A Sustainable World Energy Outlook’, shows that it is economically beneficial to cut global CO2 emissions by over 50% within the next 42 years. It also concludes that a massive uptake of renewable energy sources is technically and economically possible. Wind power alone could produce about 40 times more power than it does today, and total global renewable energy generation could quadruple by then.
The Energy [R]evolution Scenario concludes that the restructuring of the global electricity sector requires an investment of $14.7 trillion up to 2030. This compares with $11.3 trillion under the Reference Scenario based on International Energy Agency projections. While the average annual investment required to implement the Energy [R]evolution Scenario would need just under 1% of global GDP, it would lower fuel costs by 25% – saving an annual amount in the range of $750 billion.
This is the second edition of the Energy [R]evolution.