Full Title: Making Sustainable Energy Choices
Author(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Publication Date: October 1, 2014
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Description (excerpt):
Energy heats and lights our homes, fuels our vehicles, and powers our businesses and factories. Affordable, reliable energy underpins the economy, security, and our quality of life. Meanwhile, growing global populations and economic development are increasing demand for energy around the world, and climate change is altering our way of thinking about energy options. The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory helps policymakers and investors understand and evaluate energy choices within this complex web of connections, or nexus, between energy, water, and land. Economics, energy markets and policies, system performance, environmental regulations, carbon emissions, and social impacts are all important components of this nexus. NREL’s analysis, datasets, and advanced integrated modeling capabilities help illuminate the connections between energy, environment, economy, security, and quality of life.
A key contributor to the global energy dialogue, NREL enables informed decision-making at the local, regional, national, and international levels.