GERMANY 100% RENEWABLE BY 2050?
JULY 8th, 2010
The Germans are having a year to remember in 2010. As well as setting the world cup alight and reminding Brazil et al that defensive solidity can be married to exciting football, they are leading the world on renewable energy and have targeted a 100% switch to renewable energy by 2050. This would almost certainly make them the first industrial nation to wean themselves of fossil fuels.
Speaking of the target Jochen Flasbarth, president of the Federal Environment Agency said “It’s a very realistic target based on technology that already exists – it’s not a pie-in-the-sky prediction.” Whilst here in the UK we may have our suspicions due to the legacy of broken promises and missed targets from governments immemorial, the German government speaks from a position of some credibility. Germany is already the world leader in PV usage and the second largest producer of wind-power energy after the US.
Source: Guardian
