section one chapter three
The Energy [R]evolution Following Greenpeace’s Energy [R]evolution would achieve the following:
A PEAK IN
CARBON EMISSIONS from the ENERGY
+TRANSPORT
SECTORS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AND A
96% CUT BY 2050
44%
of electricity from renewables by 2020 and
96%
by 2050 when a massive
700,000 MEGAWATTS
will be installed, mostly in the form of wind, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies.
LOWER ENERGY DEMAND IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR, THANKS TO A SHIFT TO SMALLER ELECTRIC CARS AND THE USE OF MORE EFFICIENT MASS TRANSIT METHODS, SUCH AS ELECTRIFIED POWER TRAINS
IN 2030 ELECTRICITY
WILL
PROVIDE 42
TOTAL 12% OF THE ENERGY TRANSPORT
SECTOR’S
Silent Killers Why Europe must replace coal power with green energy
DEMAND
50%
IN 2050