REN 21 is a global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, research institutes and universities, and members of civil society — recently conducted a massive, 76-page report on a large variety of potential renewable energy scenarios for the coming decades. The report, “REN21 Renewables Global Futures Report,” compares scenarios created by fossil fuel companies (like ExxonMobil and BP), leading nonprofit organizations (like Greenpeace and WWF), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and others. In total, Ren21 reviewed 51 different scenarios.
The detailed 76 pager report gives us different projections and scenarios from various companies on different aspects which mainly include polices from government, cost of renewables, challenges and possibilities ahead, Energy storage, centralized or decentralized power grids, future investments, roles of oil and gas companies etc
Few things that can be seen in the report are
1. Policy choices will have a tremendous effect on what sort of world we create in the coming decades. Policy factors were the only assumptions that resulted in the scenario variations. Of course, there were many assumptions as I mentioned above used in each study that had an effect on the results — technology advancements, consumer behavior, industry behavior, etc. But policy assumptions were one of the most important, probably the most important. And policy choices are up to us. They are up to citizens, and of course politicians
2. Scenario projections themselves are used to influence policy and the public. It may seem obvious, but it’s worth pointing out that the scenarios put out by BP, ExxonMobil, WWF, Greenpeace, etc., while they are simply based on different assumptions, are often aimed at influencing what the public and policymakers think can be done, should be done, or even will be done. They are tools used to advance certain goals.
With these key points, I would like to summarize that global warming and rapid climate changes need to be reduced if we want the inhabitants of this world to exist and grow. And in doing so we need to demand such policies from our governments and make it feasible for renewables by making logical choices for a better future
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