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Contribution of renewables to energy security - IEA
Source: International Energy Agency
Aside from their widely proven value in curbing greenhouse-gas emissions and local environmental pollution, renewables offer many other benefits. For example if widely distributed, they can create the flexibility to mitigate risks from energy market instability, technical power system failure or physical security threats such as terrorism or extreme weather conditions. While it may be hard to find an energy source that is totally risk-free, renewables can certainly score highly, especially when it comes to diversifying supply sources and exploiting local energy resources rather than importing. Their potential for domestic or commercial space heating and cooling, for displacing thermal electricity, for industrial process heat systems, or for national transport fuel production is often left out of account. This IEA report shows how harnessing renewable energy for electricity generation, heat supply and transport can make major contributions to a nation’s energy security. It provides policy pointers for turning the potential of renewables into reality.
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