In May 2011, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented
its report on potential of renewable
energy (RE) which emphasizes
significant future role of RE in cutting
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
powering sustainable development. A
global team of technological experts and
scientists reviewed over 160 scenarios on
the potential of six RE technologies and
compiled a report entitled ‘Special
Report on Renewable Energy Sources and
Climate Change Mitigation’ (SRREN)
approved by member countries of IPCC.
The present report is a short summary of
approximately 1000-page comprehensive
assessment done by 120 scientists for the
IPCC Working Group III (WGIII)1.
IPCC is the leading international body