Energy and Global Warming News for June 8: Report: Renewables could provide 95% of world electricity by 2050; 'Smart' windows make buildings more efficient; Global fossil-fuel subsidies exceed $500 billion

Report: Renewables Revolution To Provide 95 Per Cent of Global Electricity By 2050

The world could produce 95 per cent of the electricity it needs from renewable sources by 2050, cutting greenhouse emissions from the energy and transport sectors by 80 per cent without jeopardising economic growth.

That is the conclusion of a major new 260-page report from a coalition of environmental groups that has been orchestrated by Greenpeace. It aims to show that it is economically and technically...