The problem is that we often associate renewable energy with clean energy. This is not entirely the case. While wind turbines or solar panels can produce electricity without emitting CO2, the production of these wind turbines and solar panels emits CO2. Indeed, the raw materials must be extracted, the wind turbines or solar panels must be manufactured, the materials and parts must be transported and assembled. During this process, oil and energy are consumed, and therefore CO2 is produced.
According to many published papers, it is Eco friendly and better than the various type of the existing/available energy resources. Unfortunately, due to the deficient scientific knowledge, the poor extension and high extraction costs, using of this type of energy is not affordable in most countries, economically.
These energy resources are renewable, meaning they're naturally replenished. Renewable energy sources also have a much smaller impact on the environment than fossil fuels, which produce pollutants such as greenhouse gases as a by-product, contributing to climate change
Yes, if all machinery, equipment and other production factors used to build a power plant generating electricity and / or heat from renewable energy sources were also produced under the principles of sustainable development.