China has proposed its 2020 clean energy target together with the climate change target of reducing CO2 intensity of the economy by 40–45% below the 2005 level. This article investigates the feasibility of these targets by testing their consistency under possible economic development scenarios. We analyse these targets from two perspectives: consistency with the overall economic growth and cons...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement has been announced as a crucial step towards combating the global threat of climate change. In light ambitious plans for further renewable energy sources development, high demand nonenergy materials critical RES is greatly expected. conclusion, future security will be surely based commodities them. As this article directl...

the remarkable development of sciences and technologies in the world of]o today has apparently brought mankind comfort and well-being, but it has also created new problems for humans including environmental pollution, widespread changes in world weather conditions, etc. fossil fuels cause numerous environmental pollutions. in other words, on the one hand poisonous gases enter the environment fo...

This paper examines the relationship between clean energy stock indices and metals that are sensitive to growth in demand for solutions, makes inferences about whether can act as hedges or safe havens indices. The sample period is April 2011 2021, a which saw substantial investments into industry capital deployed generation during this was three times higher than preceding decade. main results ...

In my 40-year career as a utility consumer advocate, regulator, and consultant, I have participated in key power industry transitions, including • the 1980s, advocating integrated resource planning collaborating with utilities to design energy efficiency...