The sustainable energy sources have the possibility to move the world onto a more secure and sustainable energy path. Renewable energy deployment can only succeed if there is a compelling business case and the countries and policy makers are committed to develop and invest in these emerging technologies. The support for the global transition to renewable energy is the key to progress in the deployment of the Third Industrial Revolution.
In Europe, the European Commission has set up an energy strategy called “Energy 2020, a strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy” requiring significant efforts in technical innovation and investment for all the european countries to reduce by 20% the greenhouse emissions, increase by 20% the energy efficiency of their systems and increase by 20% the installation of sustainable energy across all countries, all of that by 2020. These plan is leaded in Europe by Germany that current is pioneering in the deployment of renewables worldwide. Even though, it is necessary, in the view of the European Commission, to look beyond the timescale of the present strategy to ensure that the EU is well prepared for the 2050 objective of a secure, competitive and low-carbon energy system. The Commission has therefore start the preparation of a complete roadmap for 2050 which will set the measures to be covered in a longer term to achieve the mentioned objectives.
The global energy system is entering a phase of rapid transition with potentially far-reaching implications that will unfold in the next decades. In this global view, IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, is developing The Global Renewable Energy Roadmap – or REMAP 2030 – explores potential pathways and the actions required to achieve the aspirational target of doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030. The IRENA roadmap examines how renewable energy and associated technologies could achieve universal access to modern energy services, and doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements.