The energy crossroads: Strategies for sustainable energy development

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  • Carlos Hidalgo National Fusion Laboratory of the Centre for Energy, Environmental, and Technological Research (CIEMAT, Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.10.12469

Keywords:

energy, climate change, energy transition, sustainable development

Abstract

Energy is the blood that moves today’s society and is one of the factors that has decisively contributed to improving humanity’s quality of life. The energy needs of the world’s population are expected to double by 2050 and so, considering that available fossil fuels are becoming exhausted, as well as their negative environmental impact, new strategies are needed for sustainable development. This paper addresses the potential challenges and opportunities in the development of global energy systems, emphasising how deeply interconnected the energy and climate debates are.

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Author Biography

Carlos Hidalgo, National Fusion Laboratory of the Centre for Energy, Environmental, and Technological Research (CIEMAT, Spain).

Researcher at the National Fusion Laboratory of the Centre for Energy, Environmental, and Technological Research (CIEMAT, Spain), where he currently leads the Experimental Physics Division. His research work focuses on the study of high-temperature plasmas. He has worked in different international laboratories in Europe, the USA, and Japan and has published numerous papers in international journals about solid state physics and nuclear fusion plasma physics. He complements his research activity with teaching.

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Published

2020-01-08

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Hidalgo, C. (2020). The energy crossroads: Strategies for sustainable energy development. Metode Science Studies Journal, (10), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.10.12469
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Shades of science (2020)

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