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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2012 Meeting
Section: Physics and Technology of Alternative Renewable Energy Supplies
Title:
The Role of Small Communities in the Development of Renewable Energy
Authors:
Ciprian FLOREA
Affiliation:
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, 3Nano-SAE Res Centre
E-mail
ciprian.florea84@yahoo.com
Keywords:
renewable energy policy,energy policy,local energy policy
Abstract:
The climate changes that are happening on a global level have become a certainty and the environmental and energy problems have been, for years, of top priority for the most important governments and world organizations. However, applying traditional strategies has become an equally important issue because the approach to these aspects has proven to lack efficiency, while greenhouse gas emissions keeps on rising at a constant and alarming rate. In the mean time, the rate of fossil fuel exhaustion is just as alarming.Conserving, producing and durably consuming energy are three important components in what concerns environmental protection and the Planet’s energetic future. This sector significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and both specialised literature and the media often address global governing and politics in this regard. Nevertheless, emissions are being produced on a local level and it is here where applying politics regarding climate change is most important. However, local communities don’t just apply there strategies, but also have a wide range of initiatives adapted to their own context and needs. Climate change, increasing costs and the depletion of fossil fuels make energy supply and consumption an important challenge on a local level and implementing and using energy in a durable way has become a key subject in the development of small communities.This study presents three different examples of how small cities in Sweden, Germany and Norway have dealt with various aspects of the sustainable energy issue and how the community was involved in political and technical decisions. It shows that, although implementing renewable energy sources and creating efficient energy systems doesn’t directly change the effects of using fossil fuels on a world wide scale, it actively contributes to solving the global problem regarding climate change.
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