14.05.2014 - The World Needs More Clean Coal, or We’re Screwed
Environmentalists have celebrated the rapid growth of renewable power. But a new International Energy Agency report makes clear that coal is still a major, and growing source of electricity. Unless we spend more time developing carbon-free coal technologies, there's little hope of holding back global temperature increases The growth of renewable energy has gotten a lot of attention recently — and with good reason. Buoyed by falling costs, wind and solar PV electricity generation has experienced double-digit growth globally in recent years. In the U.S. alone, demand for solar power increased by 41% in 2013...............................................Full Article: Source
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