en تخصصي Special Narrative Review <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:115%">Iran, as one of the most important contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the Middle East and globally, holds substantial potential in aiding carbon dioxide control through an energy sector perspective. This stands as a comprehensive approach towards sustainable development and mitigating climate change impacts.</span><br> <span style="line-height:115%">This study is based on the latest research in renewable energy and climate change in Iran. It also investigates Iran&#39;s Seventh Development Plan regarding energy and environmental aspects. This study reviews the types of renewable energy sources in Iran, their potential, the opportunities and challenges.</span><br> <span style="line-height:115%">The total power potential of renewable energy including: solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass and geothermal in the country is estimated to be 124 thousand megawatts. Therefore, solar energy with 71 and wind energy with 49 thousand megawatts account for more than 97% of the country&#39;s total potential in renewable electricity production. Therefore, focusing on the development of solar and wind power plants has a higher priority, and Iran ranks 133 out of 180 countries in terms of the environmental performance index. This is while the country has obtained a very poor rank of 171 in the sub-index of projected greenhouse gas emissions and the growth rate of greenhouse gas intensity. Iran, endowed with high capacities in renewable energy, can play a significant role in combating climate change and ensuring sustainable development.</span></span></span></div> Climate change, Renewable energy, Environment, Sustainable development 1 16 http://jrhms.thums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-212-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh MohammadHosseini 10031947532846002230 10031947532846002230 No Department of Environmental Health, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Gholamreza Moussavi 10031947532846002231 10031947532846002231 Yes Department of Environmental Health, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran