The Climate-Independent Need for Renewable Energy in the 21st Century

In December 2015 the nations of the world agreed, in principle, to limit global warming to no more than 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. In order to achieve this goal, recent publications have shown that (1) more than 50% of known fossil fuel reserves need to remain unused, and (2) the timing of th...

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Main Authors: Kevin J. Warner, Glenn A. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/8/1197