With much bickering going on amongst world leaders and their contributions to mitigating further effects of climate change, Cranbrook has an opportunity to begin playing a small part. Let's hope it is successful.
From in Peru:
December 10, 2014 Rachel Cleetus, senior climate economist, Climate and Energy
http://blog.ucsusa.org/at-cop-20-in-lima-the-buzz-about-renewable-energy-756
I’m in the beautiful city of Lima, at the annual
United Nations climate talks, or COP 20. Even as
negotiators labor over “non-papers” and “elements of draft negotiating text,”
the real buzz here is about the incredible opportunity to drive down global
emissions by investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency. What makes
this a particularly exciting time is that the costs of renewable energy are
falling dramatically. The
clean energy transition has never been more affordable – or, frankly, more urgently needed.
Solar energy, in particular, has experienced tremendous
growth.
In 2013, for the first
time, global growth in solar photovoltaic (PV) outpaced new wind capacity.
Annual growth in global solar PV capacity has averaged almost 55 percent over the past five years.
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