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Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future

Author(s) -

Steven Chu,

Arun Majumdar

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

nature

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 15.993

H-Index - 1226

eISSN - 1476-4687

pISSN - 0028-0836

DOI - 10.1038/nature11475

Subject(s) - prosperity , renewable energy , cornerstone , sustainable development , natural resource economics , context (archaeology) , business , clean energy , industrial revolution , electricity , environmental economics , engineering , economics , economic growth , political science , geography , archaeology , law , electrical engineering

Access to clean, affordable and reliable energy has been a cornerstone of the world's increasing prosperity and economic growth since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Our use of energy in the twenty-first century must also be sustainable. Solar and water-based energy generation, and engineering of microbes to produce biofuels are a few examples of the alternatives. This Perspective puts these opportunities into a larger context by relating them to a number of aspects in the transportation and electricity generation sectors. It also provides a snapshot of the current energy landscape and discusses several research and development opportunities and pathways that could lead to a prosperous, sustainable and secure energy future for the world.

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