The possibility of exploitation of renewable energy resources in Croatia

U današnjem svijetu globalizacije i kapitalističkog društva, stvaraju se velike društvene nejednakosti te nanosi šteta okolišu. Isto se događa i u sektoru izvora energije gdje je želja za stalnim rastom rezultirala prekomjernim iskorištavanjem prirodnih (neobnovljivih) resursa i sve većim socijalnim problemima. Svijet se mora nastaviti gospodarski razvijati, ali ne po cijenu narušavanja okoliša i društva. Temeljna nit vodilja ovog rada je da se zaštita okoliša smatra ozbiljnim ekonomskim, ali i socijalnim problemom, kojem se treba holistički pristupati ukoliko se želi postići i sačuvati kvaliteta života. Povećana svijest za okoliš, prirodu, zdravlje i održivi razvoj budućih generacija, uzrokovala je pojavu i postepeni razvoj čistih industrija od kojih najveći potencijal ima industrija obnovljivih izvora energije Ovim se diplomskim radom nastoji prikazati cjelovit pogled na razvoj i korištenje obnovljivih izvora energije, analizom odnosa ekonomske, ekološke i socijalne dimenzije, ciljeva i kriterija održivog razvoja na razini Hrvatske.In today's world of globalization and capitalist society, large social inequalities are made and a lot of harm is caused to the environment. The same happens in the energy resources sector, where did desire for a growth in yield resulted in over exploitation of natural (non-renewable) resources and growing social problems. The world must continue to develop economically, but not at the cost of environmental and social degradation. The main focus of this work is to protection the environment is considered serious economic, but also social problem, which must be a holistically acceded if we want to achieve and preserve the quality of life. Increased awareness of the environment, nature, health and sustainable development of future generations, have led to the emergence and gradual development of clean industries, of which the most potential industry is the one with renewable energy resources. This thesis tries to present the current situation and identify possibilities of sustainable development of renewable energy sources, with analysis of the relation between economic, environmental and social dimensions, objectives and criteria of sustainable development on the level of Croatia