Quarterly Journal of The Macro and Strategic Policies

Quarterly Journal of The Macro and Strategic Policies

Challenge Of Fossil Energy And Importance Of Investment In Renewable Energies In Iran

Document Type : Review Article

Authors
fereshteh payam 1
Abolghasem Taheri 2
Ghasem Torabi 3
1 Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Science and Research Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Full Professor of Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Politics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor of Department of International Relation, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University,Hamedan, Iran.
Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to express the positive features of renewable energy and the need to replace it with fossil fuels, especially oil. To achieve this goal, the main question is what are the most important advantages of the renewable energy considering situation of Iran. In response, it is suggested that most important advantages of these new energies are renewability, flexibility, cleanliness and creating  job opportunities. New energies not only do not have the problems of fossil fuels, but also provide the sustainable development for the country. Accordingly, while dependency on oil challenging  security of countries in different aspects of political, economic, social and environmental, new alternative energies provide development and sustainable security for countries. This article intends to discuss this matter in three part by aid of descriptive-analytical method. The result will show that there will not be any other alternative but to use new energy sources with renewable and clean nature in Iran.
Keywords
Fossil Energy
Renewable Energies
Environmental Issues
sustainable development

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 21 April 2017
  • Revise Date 27 November 2017
  • Accept Date 20 January 2018