From fossil fuels to photovoltaics: energy's role in human development and sustainability

This perspective explores the central role of energy in human development and argues that a sustainable energy transition is feasible with current technologies—especially solar PV—requiring investments of ∼1% of global GDP.

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EES solar.
Published
2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1039/d5el00039d
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Energy and Environment Impacts
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From fossil fuels to photovoltaics: energy's role in human development and sustainability

Ian Marius Peters
EES solar.
Energy and Environment Impacts
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From fossil fuels to photovoltaics: energy's role in human development and sustainability

Ian Marius Peters
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Abstract

This perspective explores the central role of energy in human development and argues that a sustainable energy transition is feasible with current technologies—especially solar PV—requiring investments of ∼1% of global GDP.

EES solar.Vol. 1(5)
Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
European Commission
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