Effects of climate change on ecosystems and renewable energies

Authors

  • Edgar Edurman García Silvera Instituto Tecnológico Superior Libertad
  • Amauris Pérez Arias Instituto Tecnológico Superior Libertad
  • Mario Eduardo Echeverría Buchelli Instituto Tecnológico Superior Libertad

Keywords:

Climate change, solar energy, ecology, air pollution

Abstract

The objective of the work was to determine how the variations of the world climate affect the different types of ecosystems, ecology and the use of renewable energies, with an emphasis on solar energy, for which the methodology of documentary bibliographic analysis was used through from secondary sources, obtaining as a result the identification of indicators that show negative impacts in the first two aspects, in addition to making a synthesized description of the state of the art related to solar energy, where the forecasts of its use in the area are taken into account European Union until the year 2077. As a conclusion, the damaging effects of climate change on ecosystems, ecology and renewable energy sources are recognized, specifically solar energy, with a negative forecast of its expansion in the near future.

           Key words: Climate change, solar energy, ecology, air pollution

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Published

2021-06-07

How to Cite

García Silvera, E. E. ., Pérez Arias, A., & Echeverría Buchelli, M. E. (2021). Effects of climate change on ecosystems and renewable energies. Revista Qualitas, 21(21), 025 - 043. Retrieved from https://revistas.unibe.edu.ec/index.php/qualitas/article/view/91

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GERENCIA, NEGOCIOS Y DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE