Instructions
"Renewable energy, combined with energy efficiency, is ready to power the future
growth of cities. The rewards for an effective sustainable energy strategy in cities are
immense, affordable and achievable." – Adnan Amin, ARENA Director
Sustainable Cities: 3 Ways Cities Can Contribute to a Renewable Energy Future
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adnan-z-amin/sustainable-cities-3 ways_b_12534084.html
Read the blog post by Adnan Amin, Director of The International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA) on Huffington Post. Your response to the below questions should not
exceed 1 page, double-spaced. Ensure that external sources used are cited.
Solar and wind energy have the potential of achieving greater international and local
equity.
Adnan Amin describes renewable energy and sustainable energy strategies "immense,
affordable and achievable". He outlines three ways cities can contribute to a renewable
energy future.
a. Identify strengths in his argument for renewable energy to environmental
sustainability in urban cities at international level. (2 marks)
b. Provide a critique, a challenge, oversight or missing element of his argument
for a renewable energy future in cities around the globe. (1 mark)
c. How can renewable energy increase equity and equitable access to energy
for people both locally and internationally? What may be the barriers? (2
marks)