Posts tagged: International energy agency

In drastic green energy proposal, U.S. pays most

The world could generate 95 percent of electricity from renewable energies by 2050 in a drastic shift from fossil fuels, with the United States paying about a third of a giant bill.

The report, by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), representing Europe’s main renewable energy companies, is one of the most detailed to [...]

Could Solar Energy Provide 25 Percent of Global Power?

Watch it, coal: as a preferred energy source for human use in the next 40 years, the sun is on the rise.
A report from the International Energy Agency this week predicted that solar energy could provide 20 to 25 percent of global energy by as early as 2050, provided world leaders follow a pair of “roadmaps” for [...]