Roadmap to renewables unites climate and sustainability goals
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R. R. Hernandez, UC Davis/Courtesy photo
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While the pressures of climate change bring a sense of urgency to renewable-energy development, a new study serves as a roadmap toward uniting the goals of a low-carbon future with that of ecological sustainability and conservation.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainability from the UC Davis and John Hopkins University, aims to help decision-makers avoid the unintended environmental consequences of renewable energy development.
“Renewables aren’t always sustainable, but they can be if we think proactively,” said co-leading author Sarah Jordaan, an assistant professor at John Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. “There is a huge misalignment between United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and climate goals.
Credit: Rebecca R. Hernandez, UC Davis
While the pressures of climate change bring a sense of urgency to renewable energy development, a new study serves as a roadmap toward uniting the goals of a low-carbon future with that of ecological sustainability and conservation.
Frontiers in Sustainability from the University of California, Davis, and John Hopkins University, aims to help decision-makers avoid the unintended environmental consequences of renewable energy development. Renewables aren t always sustainable, but they can be if we think proactively, said co-leading author Sarah Jordaan, an assistant professor at John Hopkins University s School of Advanced International Studies. There is a huge misalignment between United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and climate goals. This is a call to action for leaders to come together to address it.