TY - JOUR
TI - Influence of renewable energy sources on climate change mitigation in Serbia
AU - Božić Vladica S
AU - Cvetković Slobodan M
AU - Živković Branislav
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2015
VL - 19
IS - 2
SP - 411
EP - 424
PT - Article
AB - Global discussion on climate change and strengthening environmental  protection has been launched, especially in the last three decades. As  climate change is a result of greenhouse gas emissions, different mechanisms  were introduced in order to reduce this impact, surely the most significant  was set by the Kyoto Protocol. The Republic of Serbia considers a proper  policy on environmental protection as one of its priorities. As the switch  from traditional to renewable energy sources carries valuable improvements in  environmental protection and economic efficacy, the Government encourages the  use of renewable energy sources for the production of energy. This paper  provides analysis of the potential of renewable energy sources in the  Republic of Serbia, carbon potential and their possible role in mitigation of  climate changes. Results presented in the paper can be useful for the  improvement of the strategic planning on the national level with the final  aim to contribute to the increase in importance of use of renewable energy  sources in that planning.