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Energy Revolution: A Sustainable Global Energy Outlook

Energy Revolution: A Sustainable Global Energy Outlook

Full Title: Energy Revolution: A Sustainable Global Energy Outlook
Author(s): Oliver Schäfer, Arthouros Zervos, Sven Teske, Jan Béranek, and Stephanie Tunmore
Publisher(s): Greenpeace and European Renewable Energy Council
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Description (excerpt):

Energy supply has become a subject of major universal concern. High and volatile oil and gas prices, threats to a secure and stable supply and not least climate change have all pushed it high up the international agenda. In order to avoid dangerous climate change, global CO2 emissions must peak no later than 2015 and rapidly decrease after that. The technology to do this is available. The renewables industry is ready for take off and opinion polls show that the majority of people support this move.There are no real technical obstacles in the way of an Energy [R]evolution, all that is missing is political support. But we have no time to waste.To achieve an emissions peak by 2015 and a net reduction afterwards, we need to start rebuilding the energy sector now.

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