2024 | Olubunmi Bashiru, Chidi Ochem, Lawrence Anebi Enyejo, Helena Nbéu Nkula Manuel, and Tola Ojemai Adeoye
The article explores the crucial role of renewable energy in achieving sustainable development goals, focusing on solar, wind, geothermal, and hydrogen energy. It highlights the importance of these sources in enhancing energy security, improving access, promoting social and economic development, and mitigating climate change. Despite the benefits, challenges such as market failures, limited information access, raw material requirements, and rising carbon emissions hinder the sustainable adoption of renewable energy. The paper proposes measures and policy recommendations to advance the renewable energy agenda, reduce emissions, and ensure a clean environment for future generations. The introduction discusses the historical context and current challenges of coal, emphasizing the need for a transition to renewable energy. The overview of renewable energy technologies covers wind turbines, geothermal energy, solar energy, hydrogen energy, and carbon and methane capture, storage, and sequestration (CCS). Each section details the potential, advancements, and applications of these technologies, along with their environmental and economic impacts. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of coordinated global efforts, technological advancements, and policy development to achieve a sustainable future.The article explores the crucial role of renewable energy in achieving sustainable development goals, focusing on solar, wind, geothermal, and hydrogen energy. It highlights the importance of these sources in enhancing energy security, improving access, promoting social and economic development, and mitigating climate change. Despite the benefits, challenges such as market failures, limited information access, raw material requirements, and rising carbon emissions hinder the sustainable adoption of renewable energy. The paper proposes measures and policy recommendations to advance the renewable energy agenda, reduce emissions, and ensure a clean environment for future generations. The introduction discusses the historical context and current challenges of coal, emphasizing the need for a transition to renewable energy. The overview of renewable energy technologies covers wind turbines, geothermal energy, solar energy, hydrogen energy, and carbon and methane capture, storage, and sequestration (CCS). Each section details the potential, advancements, and applications of these technologies, along with their environmental and economic impacts. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of coordinated global efforts, technological advancements, and policy development to achieve a sustainable future.