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Wind and Solar: The Energy Revolution is Happening Now

Sun and Wind Energy Lima – There is a global revolution underway in the electricity sector, led by wind and solar. The two technologies are transforming the way we produce and consume energy, which is good news for the climate: wind and solar will prevent the emission of 3,800 million tons of CO2 each year by 2030,

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Straight Talking: Climate change is back on public and political agenda

Windpower Monthly WORLDWIDE: After the collapse of the last big climate summit of world leaders in Copenhagen in 2009, for many if not most people the climate issue was over, or at least the hope of serious action by governments was over. Fatigue, shattered expectations, disappointment and despair drove away all but the scientists, the

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Paris 2015: The Beginning of the End for Fossil Fuels?

Climate Change The New Economy The UN Climate Leaders’ Summit on 23 September in New York unleashed enormous momentum and has placed growing pressure on leaders to act on climate change. Almost 700,000 people around the world marched for climate action on the Sunday prior to the summit. This record-breaking global mobilization showed that all

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GWEC optimistic about China wind energy: 217 GW by 2020

GreenTech Lead With strong focus on solar and wind, China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) continues its leadership in renewable energy adoption. After achieving a cumulative installed capacity at 91.4 GW, China also maintains its world leadership in terms of installed wind power capacity. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has set a

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