Energy sustainability

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Energy sustainability

Renewable energy

They are those obtained from natural and inexhaustible sources

Renewable energies have become a real alternative to move towards energy sustainability

Energy is the basic key for the development of any society

Sustainability

It is about meeting the needs of the current generation without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

It is the balance between 3 main dimensions

Environmental sustainability

It is the one that requires the mitigation of negative impacts

Social equity

This is what ensures that energy is accessible to the entire population

Energy security

It is the one that carries an effective and safe management of local and external energy resources

Most countries have followed a development model which has implied improvements in quality of life and environmental impacts

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The higher the human development index, the countries have a greater ecological footprint

Product of

Increasing pressure on your resources

There are a series of indicators to assess the energy sustainability of a country:

Oil dominance index

Hydro-energy dependency index in the total renewable supply

Residential sustainability index

Percapita renewable rate

Renewal rate of the total supply of raw energy