INTRODUCTION ...a safe, environmentally sound, and an economically viable energy pathway that will sustain human progress into the distant future... Can this "energy pathway", as called for in the Brandtland Commission in 1987 (Mitchell, 1996: 149), be fulfilled by the current energy situation? The world population is likely to reach 10 billion by the end of the 21st century and demand for energy will increase. Current fossil fuel use seems to be altering the global climate and causing pollution. …showed first 75 words of 2696 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2696 total…finance the growth of renewable energy sources. Renewable energy sources are ultimately the solution to 21st century energy policy because they do not contribute to global warming or pollution. With suitable research and investment by governments and private companies renewables will be able to supply the majority of the world’s energy. Almost anywhere in the world where there is a concentration of people there is some suitable method of producing energy from renewable sources.