The impact of renewable energy sources on the environment

Tomáš Bakalár, Henrieta Pavolová, Artur Woźny, Simona Novotná, Ján Sarvaš

The impact of renewable energy sources on the environment

Číslo: v28/i4/2023
Periodikum: Acta Montanistica Slovaca
DOI: 10.46544/AMS.v28i4.13

Klíčová slova: renewable energy sources; sustainable development; energy; environment

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Anotace: The use of renewable energy sources is becoming a modern

phenomenon that saves energy costs and protects the environment in
the long term. The contribution is mapping selected energy and
environmental aspects and evaluating renewable energy sources'
impact on the environment. At present, energy supply is still mostly
provided by sources coming from fossil or nuclear reserves.
Although the concept of the "upper limit of exhaustibility" of these
resources is increasingly used, there are still disagreements between
experts in the field of the life expectancy of the reserves. Population
growth means higher consumer demands, which also results in higher
consumption of energy resources. Environmental degradation has
become a global problem that requires the emphasis of recent studies.
Non-renewable energy is a significant factor in environmental
degradation. Therefore, policymakers have focused on supporting the
production and consumption of energy from renewable sources in all
economic activities to ensure a low-carbon economy