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*NEW BOOKS* The
Renewable City: A comprehensive guide to an urban revolutionThis is a guide to an unprecedented urban transformation, squarely focused on action. It is built on successful urban sustainability trends, emerging infrastructure directions, renewable energy applications and related new approaches to urban planning and the design of cities. For more information and to order click here. |
 Urban Energy Transition: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable PowerThis compendium of 28 chapters presents perspectives that are both local and international in scope and relevance: perspectives from 18 countries in both the developed and developing world. For more information and to order click here. |
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**Invitation**
World Congress of the Renewable City
8-11 March 2009, Sydney Australia
Event details and registration.
Note: There are only a few number of places remaining.
**Important facts**
Solar and wind power costs have been halved in 15 years.
In Germany, 18,000 megawatts of renewable power have been introduced since 2000. 160,000 new jobs have been created in the same period.
China aims at 15% renewable energy targeted nationally by 2015, not counting large hydropower.
California's three major utilities, including Pacific Gas & Electric, will be required to provide 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources such as solar, wind and geothermal energy within four years under a new law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in
September 2006.
An EU-wide renewable energy target of 21 percent of electricity production by 2010 is set.
Ethanol constituted 44 percent of all fuel combusted in Brazilian cars during 2004, and was blended into nearly one third of all gasoline sold at United States pumps.
US$30 billion invested in renewable energy in 2004 alone, and excluding large hydropower. In comparison, conventional power investment was US$150 billion in the same year.
New jobs created surpassed 1.7 million worldwide in 2004, with almost one million in the bio-fuel industry.
(From: Renewables 2005 Global
Status Report) World Congress of the Renewable City
8-11 March 2009, Sydney Australia
Event details and registration.
Note: There are only a few number of places remaining.
**Important facts**
Solar and wind power costs have been halved in 15 years.
In Germany, 18,000 megawatts of renewable power have been introduced since 2000. 160,000 new jobs have been created in the same period.
China aims at 15% renewable energy targeted nationally by 2015, not counting large hydropower.
California's three major utilities, including Pacific Gas & Electric, will be required to provide 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources such as solar, wind and geothermal energy within four years under a new law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in
September 2006.
An EU-wide renewable energy target of 21 percent of electricity production by 2010 is set.
Ethanol constituted 44 percent of all fuel combusted in Brazilian cars during 2004, and was blended into nearly one third of all gasoline sold at United States pumps.
US$30 billion invested in renewable energy in 2004 alone, and excluding large hydropower. In comparison, conventional power investment was US$150 billion in the same year.
New jobs created surpassed 1.7 million worldwide in 2004, with almost one million in the bio-fuel industry.
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