3 Islands Lead the Way By Going 100% Renewable Energy This article reports: You may not have heard of the small island of Tokelau before, but its 1,500 inhabitants live on three atolls in the South Pacific where the maximum height above sea level is less than 17 feet. At the Durban Climate Conference in 2011, the Head of the Government of Tokelau, Foua Toloa, declared that his nation would be powered completely by renewable energy by 2012. By October of that year, Tokelau had fulfilled its goal. Now, with their solar panels and batteries for storage when the sun isn’t shining, Tokelau can now produce 150% of its electrical need. Not only are carbon emissions and costs reduced, but energy is more accessible than ever before. READ MORE AT: ecowatch/2013/12/06/3-islands-go-100-renewable-energy/
Posted on: Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:52:39 +0000