30 April, 2017

80% zero carbon energy by 2040 achievable, says oil-backed commission

When I wrote about the arrival of unsubsidized wind farms (onshore and off), I noted that even Royal Dutch Shell was lobbying for a massive increase in offshore wind.
There may be good reason for that: Forbes reports that the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC)—which was founded by Shell and is backed by other energy giants like Statoil—is predicting that the world's energy systems could be powered by 80% zero carbon sources by 2040. As Forbes notes, that's a pretty astounding figure, given that many environmentalists were skeptical of the ETC's original remit of establishing a pathway to 50% zero carbon by 2050.


Read the Treehugger story by Sami Grover - “80% zero carbon energy by 2040 achievable, says oil-backed commission.”

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