Title :
Can renewable energy meet Africa’s development needs?
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
Socio-economic development and mitigating climate change are two significant, yet conflicting challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Though energy is essential to sustainable development, the growing use of conventional sources is contributing to climate change. This paper evaluates the potential for renewable resources to meet Africa´s energy needs.
Keywords :
climate mitigation; renewable energy sources; socio-economic effects; sustainable development; climate change mitigation; renewable resources; socio-economic development; subSaharan Africa; sustainable development; Africa; Asia; Economic forecasting; Energy consumption; Hydroelectric power generation; Power generation; Power generation economics; Refrigeration; Renewable energy resources; Sustainable development;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2008. ISEE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2272-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2298-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562930
