Providing clean, renewable energy to the 1.4 billion people who are living without electricity is the No. 1 priority of the United Nations, the secretary general of the U.N. Ban Ki-moon said during a visit to the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
NREL, through its numerous partnerships with the U.N ., is playing a crucial role in making that happen and building a sustainable world, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told a crowd of researchers assembled at NREL's Research Support Facility "When we put a priority on renewable energy we address job creation, we address climate change, women's empowerment and food security," Ban said.
"We must work together to realize this initiative of sustainable energy," Ban added, saying the U.N.'s goal is that every village in the world have access to electricity by 2030, and that there is a doubling of renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2030.
Ban said that in the past five years he has traveled to both poles, to the Aral Sea, to Mount Kilimanjaro and other spots around the world seeing evidence of the negative effects of climate change, caused in part by the burning of fossil fuels.
"I'm here at NREL to learn more about how we can work together on international issues, how research communities can help us realize sustainable energy," he told the gathering of NREL employees "I fully support your work."
Source: http://7thspace.com
NREL, through its numerous partnerships with the U.N ., is playing a crucial role in making that happen and building a sustainable world, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told a crowd of researchers assembled at NREL's Research Support Facility "When we put a priority on renewable energy we address job creation, we address climate change, women's empowerment and food security," Ban said.
"We must work together to realize this initiative of sustainable energy," Ban added, saying the U.N.'s goal is that every village in the world have access to electricity by 2030, and that there is a doubling of renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2030.
Ban said that in the past five years he has traveled to both poles, to the Aral Sea, to Mount Kilimanjaro and other spots around the world seeing evidence of the negative effects of climate change, caused in part by the burning of fossil fuels.
"I'm here at NREL to learn more about how we can work together on international issues, how research communities can help us realize sustainable energy," he told the gathering of NREL employees "I fully support your work."
Source: http://7thspace.com
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