Sustainable development through renewable energy—The fundamental policy dilemmas of Pakistan

This paper deals with fundamental policy mistakes in Pakistan for the cause of sustainable development through renewable energy. It then identifies that the low level of awareness regarding the potentials of renewable energy is the key hurdle in achieving the said cause. The paper further traces the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Renewable & sustainable energy reviews 2011-01, Vol.15 (1), p.861-865
Hauptverfasser: Shah, Asif A., Qureshi, S.M., Bhutto, Arabella, Shah, Ambreen
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This paper deals with fundamental policy mistakes in Pakistan for the cause of sustainable development through renewable energy. It then identifies that the low level of awareness regarding the potentials of renewable energy is the key hurdle in achieving the said cause. The paper further traces the root cause of this low awareness in educational and S&T policies of Pakistan and finally provides some recommendations to avoid dilemmas related to such policies.
ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2010.09.014