Monday, December 14, 2009

"Chu to Unveil $350 Million Plan to Spread Clean Energy"

The largest city in Denmark, Copenhagen, is launching a $350 over five-year project to “spread renewable and non-polluting energy technologies in developing countries.” The plan is called Renewable and Efficiency Deployment Initiative. The project was designed by a handful of countries including the United States to make efforts to limit the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted.

There are four major components to the plan. The first step is to “accelerate the deployment of affordable solar home energy systems and LED lanterns in communities lacking electricity.” By doing this the homes will be run by solar renewable energy that does not emit pollutions into the Earth. Solar energy is a great and efficient way to obtain electricity and is Earth friendly. The second component to the plan is to spread high efficiency appliances. The third component mentioned in the article is to establish a web-based exchange to promote actions of clean energy technology. The final component of the plan is “to offer policy support and technical assistance to low income countries”. All of the elements in the plan are intended to help out with Earth’s global warming and help prevent further pollution.

The Renewable and Efficiency Deployment Initiative is a plan with much potential. All of the components plan to tackle the crisis of global warming. It is necessary for all countries to take part in this plan and put money towards it. Countries such as America emit the most pollution in the world and it is their job to help cope with the damage that is done. Copenhagen is a developing country and it is a great place launching point for this plan.

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