Sustainable Development and Innovation in the Energy SectorSpringer Science & Business Media, 2005 - 267 pages Almost every energy scenario assumes an enormous growth in the demand for energy in the coming decades. Meanwhile, at international conferences and other venues, the primary concern is massive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, especially of the CO2 produced by fossil-fuel energy consumption. Experts also point out the political risk of depending on petroleum and remind us of the fact that resources are not inexhaustible. This timely book explores: how these conflicting scenarios could be reconciled; how can we shape a more sustainable energy system from the existing one; and possible technological progress and innovations to enable a brighter future. It also addresses the reality that there exists no consensus on the extent to which innovations can really contribute to reconciling ever-growing energy consumption, availability of resources and the environment, and the structural demands on any energy system. |
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... technological advance both for the individual and social life and for the natural environment . The Europäische Akade- mie intends to contribute to a rational way of society of dealing with the consequen- ces of scientific and technological ...
... technologies in the innovation trap 5.5.2 Substitution of energy carriers ... 124 126 5.5.3 Final conclusions 127 6 The Reality of Sustainability : Conflicts of Aims in the Choice of Instruments 129 6.1 Status of the theoretical ...
... technological progress and innovations . So far , however , there are no specific suggestions concerning the extent to which innovations can really contribute to reconciling ever - growing energy consumption with the limitations ...
... technological solution ; it can also be a new service or a new form of organization . In order to invigorate sustainable innovation , one requires knowledge on innova- tion determinants . The extent , the direction and the speed of ...
... technological and organizational knowledge may compensate future generations for the diminished resources that will be at their disposition . The obvious problem with this position is , however , that as soon as the margins for pareto ...
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