Agence France Presse: The world is enjoying a "green energy gold rush", the UN’s environmental agency said Tuesday as it published a report outlining a 60 percent hike in investment in renewable energy in 2007. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) study, published in Nairobi, said more than 148 billion dollars (93 billion euros) of new funds were ploughed into the quest for cleaner energy last year. The massive demand for solar, wind and biofuel energy was being powered by prevailing …
UN agency hails green energy ‘gold rush’
Agence France Presse: The world is enjoying a "green energy gold rush", the UN’s environmental agency said Tuesday as it published a report outlining a 60 percent hike in investment in renewable energy in 2007. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) study, published in Nairobi, said more than 148 billion dollars (93 billion euros) of new funds were ploughed into the quest for cleaner energy last year. The massive demand for solar, wind and biofuel energy was being powered by prevailing …
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