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=== Political barriers ===
Climate change denialism is another major issue preventing the integration of renewable energy into the supply of heat, transport and household and industrial use. A lack of political incentive to take action for the integration of renewable energy is detrimental to the goal of reaching the [[Paris Agreement]] and the [[2020 climate and energy package]]. A few examples of politicians and political parties denying climate change:* Václav Klaus, former president of the Czech Republic <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/mar/09/climate-change-deniers</ref>* Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/how-green-is-holland-from-carbon-emissions-to-climate-change-10511649.html</ref>*Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dup-climate-change-denial-hung-parliament-election-results-trump-a7781681.html</ref> Both national and European legislation is necessary in order to provide a fertile investment climate for corporations to invest not just in affairs that are profitable, but are also sustainable in the long term. Heavily intertwined with climate denialism in politics is the fossil fuel lobby. For instance, Royal Dutch Shell is the sixth biggest lobbyist in Brussels, writes the Guardian (2015) <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/27/shell-lobbied-to-undermine-eu-renewables-targets-documents-reveal</ref>.
=== Irregularity of supply ===
The New York Times (2011) <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/asia/20gorges.html</ref> writes that 1,4 million individuals had to move due to the three gorges dam being built, which resulted in the rising of water. This is an example of social friction that occurs when the decision is made to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Disruption of lives is almost inevitable when transitioning, might it be due to noise, landscape pollution or more serious and pressing issues springing from the societal disruption caused by renewable energy infrastructure.
== Within EU Scope References ==[[2020 climate and energy package]] [[Paris Agreement]] [[Renewable Energy Directive]]
