Jonathan Harris and Brian Roach presented at Nelson Mandela University on Ecological Economics, Energy, and Climate: New Paradigms for the Future on October 22, 2024. Harris and Roach also examined South Africa’s renewable energy transition and the potential for about two-thirds of its power from solar and wind by 2040.
By Brian Roach and Jonathan M. Harris This module provides thorough coverage of the world’s four main energy challenges: Accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy Electrification of the world’s energy systems Promoting energy efficiency Reducing energy inequality While fossil fuels still provide about 80 percent of world’s energy, a transition to renewable […]
by David Timmons, Jonathan Harris and Brian Roach. This module covers issues that are central to the transition to renewable energy, including the potential of solar energy, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydropower and other low-carbon energy sources. It stresses the crucial role of energy efficiency in facilitating a transition to renewables, and discusses issues including electrification, […]
By Tim Thornton In recent decades, addressing climate change has gained increased attention as climate disasters have become more widespread. However, the international community is not currently on a sufficiently ambitious carbon emissions reduction trajectory to avoid non-catastrophic global warming. As illustrated in Figure 1, there is a large gap between global emissions with current […]