RENEWABLE ENERGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: GLOBAL PRACTICES FOR SYNERGY PROVIDING

Abstract

One of the sustainable development goals the UN General Assembly developed in 2015 is the movement towards affordable and clean energy (Goal 7). It aims to modernise energy systems, increase energy efficiency, and ensure cheap, uninterrupted, and universally available electricity by 2030. Clean energy has a positive effect on the state of the environment and reduces the "carbon footprint" and negative human impact on the environment. Intermediate results from implementing renewable energy positively impact people's health and better access to medical services. The article examines global practices of preserving public health through renewable ("green") energy. The influence of fossil fuels and non-ecological energy sources on the population's health was analysed, and successful cases of implementing "green" energy to improve the population's health were studied. Methods of promotion of enterprises working in this field are analysed. The analysis showed that while there are challenges to implementing renewable energy sources, the benefits far outweigh the costs. Promising directions in this field include increasing the efficiency of existing energy sources and intensively implementing renewable and environmentally friendly ones. It is essential to develop and invest in the infrastructure of renewable energy sources and to inform communities about the benefits of switching to renewable energy sources to preserve the population's health. The paper emphasised that the large-scale development of the renewable energy sector of Ukraine will be possible based on the state of clear national strategies, setting ambitious goals, conducting international communication campaigns, the introduction of new market mechanisms for stimulating increasing the use of biomass in electricity and heat generation, promoting the development of local energy initiatives, etc.