Sector-Specific Pathways to Sustainability: Unravelling the Most Promising Renewable Energy Options

Lauma Balode (), Kristiāna Dolge and Dagnija Blumberga
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Lauma Balode: Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University, Azenes iela 12/1, LV–1048 Riga, Latvia
Kristiāna Dolge: Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University, Azenes iela 12/1, LV–1048 Riga, Latvia
Dagnija Blumberga: Institute of Energy Systems and Environment, Riga Technical University, Azenes iela 12/1, LV–1048 Riga, Latvia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-24

Abstract: Energy consumption across industries accounts for more than seventy-five per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union. Energy is a top priority for achieving climate goals and low greenhouse gas emission levels. The comparison of sustainable development patterns in renewable energy sources is carried out for all the different sectors analysed for the study, such as industry, services, agriculture, transport, and households. Specifically, researchers examined trends in each of these sectors. This study aims to create a model that combines qualitative and quantitative research approaches to obtain the most objective and descriptive data on RES technologies used in different sectors of the economy. According to the results, both solar energy and biomass have strong development potential overall, which is reflected in the higher average values of the overall results. This is also the case when looking at the impacts individually.

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainability; development potential; sectors of economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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