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Obama Delivers Remarks at G8 Summit
This week, the G-8 nations came to a historic consensus on concrete goals for reducing
carbon emissions. They all agreed that, by 2050, developed nations will reduce their emissions
by 80 percent and that we will work with all nations to cut global Co2 emissions in half.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/09/AR2009070902021.html
Desertec: A €400bn energy plan to harness African sun
The worlds most ambitious green energy project is about to take shape.
A chain of mammoth sun-powered energy plants are being planned in the deserts
of North Africa to supply green electricityr to Europes homes and factories by the end of the next decade.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/euro400bn-energy-plan-to-harness-african-sun-1742768.html
Holy Desertec: $555B Solar Saharan Project Finds a Dozen Backers
Despite the massive scale of the plan supply 15% of Europe’s Electricity over a 40 year long time line ,
a dozen serious and respected companies have signed a memorandum of understanding today to investigate how to build the project.
http://www.reuters.com/article/earth2Tech/idUS321870797520090713
Industry Lines Up Behind Bold African, Mideast Solar Project in Hopes Politicians Will Follow
For centuries, Mediterranean countries have found countless ways to disagree -- over religion, ethnicity,
colonialism and trade. But there are signs the region might yet unite in pursuit of a common goal: renewable energy.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/07/22/22greenwire-industry-lines-up-behind-bold-african-mideast-67746.html?pagewanted=1