Clean energy for future generations
Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which our society and economy have developed and thrived. These parameters include global mean surface temperature, sea-level rise, ocean and ice sheet dynamics, ocean acidification, and extreme climatic events. There is a significant risk that many of the trends will accelerate, leading to an increasing risk of abrupt or irreversible climatic shifts.
Therefore, SeWave wishes to be part of developing and utilizing a clean renewable energy source - both to our selves and our future generations.
The Faroe Islands and the world
The past years, the importation of fuil has been between 10 and 15% of the total Faroese import. To comparison, it is possible to point to the fact that the European Union considers itself "extremely dependent" upon imported energy, for it represents 6% of all importation in the EU. It order to improve this situation, it is nescessary to utilize renewable energy source to a greater extent and to improve the efficiency of the energy concumpstion otherwise.
Reduction of CO2 ommission can be achived by restructuring part of the energy production from fossile energy sources to renewable energy sources and energy cuts.
The EU Commission has provisioned that 20% of need for energy within the European Union should be satisfied with renewable energy in 2020. Furhermore it is anticipated on the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen 2009, that the UN memberstates agree on a 50% reduction of total CO2 ommissions in 2050. In order to reach this goal, renewable energy within electrical supply must represent more than the amount provisioned. It lies upon each member country to provision, how big a part of their energy need should be satisfied with renewable energy.
Sources www.climatecongres.ku.dk WEC: World Energy Council IIASA: Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Fyrsta Ávegis Álit um Orku, Vinnumálaráðið 2004 Ársfrágreiðing fyri 2004 hjá SEV
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