Ottmar Edenhofer

Ramón Pichs-Madruga

Youba Sokona

Kristin Seyboth

Susanne Kadner

Timm Zwickel

Patrick Eickemeier

Gerrit Hansen

Steffen Schlömer

Christoph von Stechow

Patrick Matschoss

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SRREN) assesses the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy sources - bioenergy, solar, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and wind energy - as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It considers the environmental and social consequences associated with the deployment of these technologies, and presents strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion. SRREN brings a broad spectrum of technology-specific experts together with scientists studying energy systems as a whole. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, it presents an impartial assessment of the current state of knowledge: it is policy relevant but not policy prescriptive. SRREN is an invaluable assessment of the potential role of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change for policymakers, the private sector, and academic researchers.

Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation

Susanne Kadner

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