Ambitious target does not quite measure up

摘要

Earlier this year, Beyond Zero Emissions published a report claiming that Australia could become reliant on clean energy by 2020. Is this really achievable?rnRenewable energy technologies have developed rapidly since 2000, and several are mainstream in terms of investment and employment creation. For example, in 2008 and 2009, wind power provided the biggest contribution to new generating capacity in Europe. In China, wind power capacity has doubled every year since 2005. Bioenergy is a significant source of electricity and heat in several European countries.