10.05.2011
80% of Energy Use Could be Renewable by 2050: UN
Renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydropower could fulfil almost 80 percent of the world's energy demand by 2050 with the right policies, according to a U.N. report which won backing from governments on Monday. |
09.05.2011
Committee on Climate Change calls for renewable energy revolution
The independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) will today release a major new report arguing that the UK should be able to deliver at least 30 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 as part of efforts to deliver deep cuts in carbon emissions. |
05.05.2011
Zuma: Fast-growing Africa must rethink its global role
Propelled by high growth and an expanding middle class, Africa has entered a new chapter in its history. Its countries must change the way they relate to the rest of the world and to each other, South African President Jacob G. Zuma told more than 900 business, government and civil society leaders from 60 countries in the opening session of the 21st World Economic Forum on Africa. |
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