Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know

Synopsis

"The story of the ongoing clean energy revolution is thus an inextricable part of the climate change story. For instance, in the past quarter century, the price of solar-powered electricity from photovoltaic panels has dropped by 99%, which has been accompanied by an equally impressive 60% annual increase in global solar capacity. This trend is certain to continue, in part because in its 2014 climate deal with the United States, China also committed to more than double its share of carbon-free sources of energy (such as solar power, wind power, nuclear power, and hydropower) by 2030. In 2014, the European Union similarly adopted a binding target to increase its share of renewable energy to at least 27% of its 2030 energy consumption. That is approximately double its current renewable energy share." [Romm, p. xviii]

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Romm

Released

2018

Location

Global

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