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by Laura Camila Forero Gómez 4 years ago

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Energy sustainability

Energy sustainability

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

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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