The alternative energy sector has seen a growing amount of interest throughout recent years; specifically in the United States. From former Vice President Al Gore to the newly elected President Barrack Obama, they all agree that the US needs to explore alternative methods for the production of energy. Gore mentions that one of Obama's first acts as US president should be to demand a move to 100% renewable energy within 10 years. “President Obama should set drastic targets to force the US to switch to renewable energy in an effort to slow down climate change”, says Gore.
Gore goes on to say, “We can do that.” “The declaration from President John F. Kennedy that we would land a man on the moon and bring him back safely was thought by many to be impossible.” So why should creating sustainable alternative energy be such an impossibility.
During his presidential campaign, Obama promised to invest $150 billion in renewable energy over the next 10 years as part of the plan to increase US energy security amid fear of oil shortages, while also substantially reducing carbon emissions. Many hope to see those policies enacted with a far-reaching climate-change bill that would bring the US back into the global environment fold.
At a recent summit in Washington DC co-hosted by Former President Bill Clinton, delegates heard about a range of developments in the alternative energy sector, that are now attracting growing interest from investors. Furthermore, Clinton mentioned the proposed waste to energy plants in Abuja, Nigeria. These plants spear headed by GWECC, will be the first real-time Municipal Solid Waste to Energy facilities in the world, expressing the hope that the United States will take advantage of these innovative green energy production technology.
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