The varying environmental characteristics of energy sources and their impact on sustainable development

Abstract

Energy is the source of the driving forces for development programs, which led to the struggle to obtain the largest amount of it, whether in peace or war, and its over-exploitation, which casts a shadow on the environment with negative impacts, due to the addiction of the global economy to energy sources, especially fossil ones, which are produced and consumed in ways Leading to various environmental, economic, and social aspects, which prompted countries and institutions to search for better, clean, renewable, and environmentally friendly energy sources to reduce environmental pollution on the one hand, and reduce pressure on the use of fossil energy sources on the other hand. Renewable energy has become an alternative to traditional energy sources, with its distinctive characteristics, being sustainable energy and does not contribute to any significant environmental damage, and an urgent necessity to achieve the dimensions of sustainable development. From this point of view, the problem of the study is determined in the main question (what is the impact of the disparity in the environmental characteristics of energy sources in achieving sustainable development?), where the researcher relied on the descriptive approach by reviewing previous studies that dealt with the subject of this study, and the results of the study showed that for each source of energy Environmental characteristics that determine its value, role, and effectiveness in the formation of the energy supply mix, in order to achieve sustainable development by reaching the best energy mixture characterized by environmental characteristics that are less harmful to it, and that the preference of any of these sources over the other is determined by the extent of its ability to contribute to Supplying energy, without prejudice to the environmental elements, and to be supportive of achieving the principles of sustainable development. The study concluded with recommendations that highlighted the importance of forming the energy supply mix by improving the efficiency of fossil energy sources, and raising the contribution of clean renewable energy sources in this mixture, in a manner that ensures its achievement of the principles and objectives of sustainable development.