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The Asia-Pacific is poised for 355 GW in New Solar, 43 GW in Offshore Wind in the next Decade

Could Massive Solar and Wind Farms make the Sahara Green Again?

By Alona Armstrong | – Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy is an important and necessary step towards averting climate change. However, in our efforts to go green, we also need to be mindful of other consequences, both intended and unintended – and that includes how a mass deployment of renewable technology might affect […]

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In Huge Game-Changer: California commits to 100% Green Electricity within 25 Years

Marlowe Hood

Los Angeles (AFP) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation Monday committing his state to a 100 percent clean electricity grid by 2045. At least 20 countries and twice as many large cities have made similar pledges, but California — the fifth largest economy in the world — is by far the biggest jurisdiction […]

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In Epochal Shift, California Votes for 100% Green Electricity by 2045

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, the California state legislature voted to mandate that all the state’s electricity come from non-carbon sources (chiefly wind, solar and hydro) by 2045. Since California if it were a country would have the world’s fifth largest economy, and since so many other states are economically integrated with it, […]

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