It "makes sense" to rethink the "renewable-only" energy future because in the process of aiming too high, the countries run the risk of missing their targets of socially acceptable energy transition, said Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl Tuesday.
"It makes sense to rethink the 'renewable-only' energy future, if I may put it like that. I hope I won't be completely misunderstood but this is a little bit of thought-provoking approach," Kneissl said here.
"If we aim too high, we run the risk to miss our target, mainly a socially acceptable energy transition. We have to take into consideration the technical and economic constraints, not to mention social ones. Gas might be important bridge fuel, maybe clean gas with the help of new technologies," she added.
Talking about various new technologies related to renewable energy which are being studied across the word, she said "they still need research and they need time".
Kneissl was speaking on the topic of "The future of Global Energy in-between Oil, Gas and Renewables" at an event organised by the Observer Research Foundation.
She said, "I hope that we will spend more of our political energy, in particular in Europe, on research and innovation and not waste time and money and nerves on other topics that are currently on top of our agenda."