Can Solar Save the World?

Jenny Chase

Chapter 22 in Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon, 2019, pp 161-170 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: I’m going to assume that the reader already has serious concerns about climate change caused by humans burning fossil fuels. If not, it is unlikely that I can say much to convince you; it is the biggest challenge to humanity of this century, likely to have serious impacts in all kinds of unanticipated ways and kill millions of people. This chapter will focus on whether solar can make a meaningful contribution to the world’s energy supply so we can continue to use power, and have the standard of living we have come to expect, without digging stuff up and burning it…

Keywords: Climate Change; Energy Economics; Solar Power; Renewable Resources; Sustainable Technology; Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G20 G30 Q01 Q40 Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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