articleFrontiers in Energy ResearchMar 24, 2022GOLD OA

Sustainable Energy Transition for Renewable and Low Carbon Grid Electricity Generation and Supply

Durban University of Technology

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Abstract

The greatest sustainability challenge facing humanity today is the greenhouse gas emissions and the global climate change with fossil fuels led by coal, natural gas and oil contributing 61.3% of global electricity generation in the year 2020. The cumulative effect of the Stockholm, Rio, and Johannesburg conferences identified sustainable energy development (SED) as a very important factor in the sustainable global development. This study reviews energy transition strategies and proposes a roadmap for sustainable energy transition for sustainable electricity generation and supply in line with commitments of the Paris Agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the rise in global average…

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Keywords
  • Renewable energy
  • Greenhouse gas
  • Energy transition
  • Natural resource economics
  • Sustainability
  • Fossil fuel
  • Electricity generation
  • Environmental economics
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