Since the publication of the first edition of this book, the role of renewable energy within the energy sector has transformed. This new edition responds to the increased demand for information on renewables, driven by the growing interest in the field and the Paris Agreement.

The second edition maintains the original aim of providing an introductory book on renewables. However, it expands its content to address the evolving role of renewable energy in the energy transition. The four-part book begins with an introduction to the science, technology, and production of renewable energy. It then explores energy security and climate change mitigation, and concludes with a new section on the role of renewable energy in climate change mitigation, the Paris Agreement, and net-zero strategies (including a critique of nuclear energy as a clean energy alternative).

Key features:

• Introduces renewable energy and its applications to non-scientific readers who need to know more about the subject
• Explains the basics of the new developments in renewable energy technologies relating to climate change at an accessible and non-technical level
• Covers global net zero strategies for climate change mitigation and shows how the strategy is related to the Paris Agreement and the ensuing energy transition
• Includes examples, activities and case studies
• The second edition is fully updated and includes five new chapters

This book will be of special interest to climate change policy-makers as a first introduction to renewable energy