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This research tries to highlight what is needed to be done for us and our future generations to create a sustainable mechanism that is green, scalable, and secure for the way we develop and obtain energy from a purely economic perspective. The debate today is about yields when it comes to solar, wind, and hydro- and geothermal paths in producing energy, a fact that is counterbalanced by nuclear energy and the traditional coal-based energy, which still have a better economic positioning and financial output than the renewable solutions. The authors will try to introduce also the states involvement in the process, from institutional, ideological, political, and pragmatic perspective. Regarding the outcome of this research, the emphasis will be on how the standard of living will be improved, not only for our generations but also for future ones.
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Bodislav, DA., Bran, F., Rădulescu, C.V. (2020). Creating Sustainable Energy for Future Generations. In: Omran, A., Schwarz-Herion, O. (eds) Sustaining our Environment for Better Future. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7158-5_9
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