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Calls for Renewable Energy and the Challenges of

Renewable Technology for Developing Countries

Énergie renouvelable, image d'illustration

With climate change and global warming receiving significant attention, the calls for renewable energy in
developing countries has also been receiving a lot of attention. As renewable energy is seen as an alternative to
fossil fuels. The good news is that there is a convincing case for embracing clean energy in developing countries
has never been stronger, as the escalating demand for energy as a result of increasing urbanization, growing
population, trade, industrialization and goal warming as well as climate change concerns.
A particular reason for this is the environmental degradation that results from the use of fossil fuels as the most
reliable source of energy. Fossil fuel continues to be the dominant source of energy consumption with coal as the
major supplier of the world energy pool. As of today, 1.5 billion people in the world have no access to electricity,
and a lot of that population live in developing countries. Another 2.9 billion people in the world have limited
access to modern reliable energy services. Global energy consumption is expected to increase by 60% in 2040 as
strong population growth in developing countries will be an important factor driving the world energy market.
The anticipated surge in the use of fossil fuels is likely to result in severe environmental degradation. The
justification for the embracing of renewable energy is reinforced both by the devastating effect of the usage of
fossil fuel and improvement in the quality of life for people in suburban and rural areas in developing countries.
Developing countries in general have been blessed with a significant amount of renewable energy resources, such
as wind and solar, covering large expanses of geographical areas that do not require some centralized approach
for dissemination.

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