Renewable Energy – Panacea for Climate Change?

Abstract

 Within  a  few  short  decades,  climate  change  has  become  a  menacing  reality  rather  than  a  remote  possibility,  threatening the planet Earth and its inhabitants. There is frantic activity  at  many  fronts  to  thwart  its  advance  and  reverse  the  trend. Use  of  renewable  energy  sources  is  often  hailed  as  one  of  the  measures  in  combating  climate  change.  There  are  action  plans  based  on  international  protocols,  governments  setting  up  man-datory renewable energy targets. The paper gives an overview of climate change, critically exam-ines  the  role  of  renewable  energy  as  an  encountering  measure  and solicits consolidated action with major emphasis on aware-ness raising and education.