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According to its recently published "Special Report Renewable Energy Sources", (9 May 20011) the IPCC views the following sources as "renewable":
Direct solar energy
Ocean energy
Wind energy
Hydropower
Geothermal Energy
Biomass
According to the IPCC report, the by far largest "renewable" energy source is biomass, which accounts for 79% of all renewable sources, which the IPCC breaks down into "traditional" and "modern" biomass and states that the most widespread apllication of "traditional" biomass is in developing countries.
According to the IPCC, "traditional" biomass accounts for 41% of "renewable" energy and "modern" biomass 38%.
And herein lies a HUGE problem for the IPCC (an inconvenient truth if you like): According to their OWN definition, provided in the report, traditional biomass IS NOT sustainable and therefore by definition, not renewable!
"Traditional biomass is defined by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as biomass consumption in the residential sector in developing countries and refers to the often-unsustainable use of wood, charcoal, agricultural residues, and animal dung for cooking and heating. All other biomass use is defined as modern" (page 4 "Special Report Renewable Energy Sources").
By this definition, the IPCC considers cooking on a campfire (in what is effective and abject poverty) a "renewable" energy!
The report also states: "As well as having a large potential to mitigate climate change, RE can provide wider benefits. RE may, if implemented properly, contribute to social and economic development, energy access, asecure energy supply, and reducing negative impacts on the environment and health[9.2, 9.3]" (page 3 "Special Report Renewable Energy Sources") but fails again to mention that its largest "renewable" energy source contributes to climate change by releasing black carbon into the atmosphere and contributing to deforestation in an extremely fragile eco-system (not to mention the health issues casued by smoke inhalation).
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