Energy for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Employment , Integration and Sustainable Energy Development

This paper considers the development of ‘green’ jobs in Scotland where the government has sought to develop renewable and sustainable energy industries and associated employment. It analyses the government employment forecasts/projections and compares them to the actual results, considering the reasons for the lower actual job creation. While there are some specific skills development initiativ...

energy: challenges toward sustainable development

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Chapter 17 Energy Pathways for Sustainable Development

Lead Authors (LA) Frank Dentener (Joint Research Center, Italy) Dolf Gielen (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) Arnulf Grubler (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria and Yale University, USA) Jessica Jewell (Central European University, Hungary) Zbigniew Klimont (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria) Volker Krey (International In...

Renewable Energy Strategies for Sustainable Development

This paper discusses the perspective of renewable energy (wind, solar, wave and biomass) in the making of strategies for a sustainable development. Such strategies typically involve three major technological changes: energy savings on the demand side, efficiency improvements in the energy production, and replacement of fossil fuels by various sources of renewable energy. Consequently, large-sca...

Energy for Sustainable Development Coherence in energy efficiency governance