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In other news, the world of renewable energy is jolting for joy as Southwest Wind Power unveiled the world's first fully smart grid-enabled windturbine.
The great river of wind that flows from Texas to the Canadian border is one of the finest renewable energy reserves in the world and the American Wind Energy Association estimates that it could power America twice over.
"Scotland already leads the world in renewable energy, and we have the natural resources and the expertise to achieve so much more".
To hear the environmental stalwarts tell the story of the future, natural gas is supposed to be our bridge fuel to a bright new world of renewable energy, with solar panels on every roof and windmills in every town.
Germany, a world leader in renewable energy, has halted operations at some of its oldest nuclear reactors and is speeding through legislation to ramp up renewable-energy investment.
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First Minister Alex Salmond paid tribute to Mr Marchant, saying he had been a key figure in "driving forward Scotland's ambitions to be a world leader in renewable energy".
"We're probably the richest country per head in the world in terms of renewable energy, " he said.
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By the end of 2012, the island of El Hierro will be the first electricity-sufficient island territory in the world relying entirely on renewable energy sources.
As China expands its own use of energy, including that from renewable sources, the nation intends to hold-back its exports of REEs for its own use, with potential impacts on the development of renewable energy such as from wind across the world.
These are critical times in the fight to combat global warming, and around the world countries are turning to renewable energy sources to provide clean electricity.
The reasons for this are manifold, from the overextended energy distribution infrastructure in much of the Western world, to the slower-than-expected development of renewable energy technologies.
As the world also looks for sources of renewable energy and transport, such as electric cars, demand will stabilize.
We should learn our lessons from this and accelerate as fast as possible the shift towards decentralized renewable energy such as wind power, all over the world.
"All over the world, jobs are being created in the renewable energy sector, " he said.
In a global economy, demand for renewable energy will likely create a portfolio of opportunities spread across the world.
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Three decades ago, the U.S. led the world in another arena - the development of renewable energy such as wind, solar, and geothermal power.
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Mr Wheelhouse said that Scotland was a world leader in tackling climate change and in renewable energy - and that the government would continue to pursue its target for renewable energy to produce the equivalent of 100% of electricity from renewables by 2020.
David Bolt started Sustainable Future, LLC with the vision to build a sustainable future for individuals, the community and the world by being a trusted source for innovative and inspiring renewable energy sources.
Until the day when the world can supply its colossal energy needs with 100% renewable energy, we need to decarbonise existing fossil-fuel power production, and CCS is a vital part of the carbon abatement strategy.
The EU could become a world leader in tackling climate change and sustainable living, promoting renewable energy generation and living more lightly on the planet - indeed, it's essential that it does so.
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As the world follows the ongoing crisis in Japan and new technological developments in renewable energy, the future of nuclear power is unclear.
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The energy infrastructure of Iceland is one of the cleanest in the world, capable of producing 100 percent of its electricity from homegrown renewable energy resources such as hydro and geothermal.
"One of the things that makes New Zealand the best place in the world for electric vehicles is the fact that we have an abundance of renewable energy, " he explained.
"What we look for is to have a new milestone in this very exciting history of aviation that can attract interest of the people, of the political world, of the media and show that with renewable energies and clean technology for energy efficiency, we can achieve impossible things, " Piccard said.
It now hosts the world's biggest carbon-trading exchange and has a profitable line in renewable-energy finance.
In other words, when the oil runs out, which it eventually will, Abu Dhabi wants to be ready to sell the world solar or wind or whatever renewable technologies will be needed to supply people's energy needs.
"When you look at the industries, and the companies that make up the industries, you're dealing with things in alternative, clean, renewable and sustainable energy that are of substance, that have markets that far exceed any other market in the world -- and these are actual operating companies, " he says.
"We're committed to building the world's most environmentally responsible data centers and are leading the industry in the use of renewable energy, including the nation's largest private solar arrays and non-utility fuel cell installation, " the statement said.
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