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Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

Author(s)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Published by

IPCC

Published in

Geneva

Year published

2011

Summary

The Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN), agreed and released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on May 9th in Abu Dhabi, assesses existing literature on the future potential of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy technologies, as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It also takes into consideration the environmental and social consequences associated with these technologies, the cost and strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion.

Language of publication

English

Extent of item

1544 p.

Format

Digital/Paper

Material type

report

Associated URL

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/renewable-energy-sources-and-climate-change-mitigation/

WMO Programmes

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)