{"id":3305,"date":"2010-11-26T15:05:23","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T20:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:51:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:51:01","slug":"solar-power-industry-adds-its-voice-to-cop16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/solar-power-industry-adds-its-voice-to-cop16\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Power Industry Adds Its Voice to COP16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_3308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3308\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lowres-01104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lowres-01104.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lowres-01104\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3308\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Solarcop16<\/figcaption><\/figure>The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) starts on Monday in Cancun in Mexico (and runs until December 10) and the world waits in anticipation the results of the negotiations which will have a decisive impact on the climate future of the planet.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The solar industry wants to be part of the discussion as well as the solution. A solar coalition of more than 40 solar and renewable energy organizations will be present at the event to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153demonstrate the immediate potential of the accelerated deployment of solar energy in reducing harmful pollution, combating climate change and creating jobs and economic impact.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Sun offers us today a unique way of generating electricity on a global scale, making it possible to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions with the added benefit of being socially responsible, generating jobs and supporting sustainable development locally,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Adel El Gammal, Secretary General of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Government representatives in Cancun should advocate for a clear shift away from conventional fuels to solar energy. This will allow developing nations to leapfrog past conventional energy dependency to a clean and unlimited source that can also easily reach under-served populations in rural areas&#8221;, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition will release in Cancun the 2010 edition of a report called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Seizing the Solar Solution: Combating Climate Change through accelerated deployment\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. The report shows that combined world targets for solar electric capacity will reach 700 gigawatts by 2020 and solar thermal capacity will reach 280 gigawatts  (GWth, thermal equivalent) by 2020. <\/p>\n<p>An online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarcop16.org\/take-action\">solar petition<\/a> has been launched as well and will be sent to key policy makers in the wake of COP16. The recipients of the petition will also receive a Solar Dancing Flower \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to remind them of the power of the sun\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Funds generated from the production of the solar flowers will be donated to Solar Solidarity, an NGO active in the promotion of projects for the developing world using renewable technology, with emphasis on solar.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/the-politics-of-solar-power\/\" title=\"The Politics of Solar Power\">The Politics of Solar Power<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/greece-looks-to-solar-power-to-boost-economy\/\" title=\"Greece Looks To Solar Power To Boost Economy\">Greece Looks To Solar Power To Boost Economy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/cop16-conference-ends-to-mixed-reaction\/\" title=\"COP16: Conference Ends To Mixed Reaction\">COP16: Conference Ends To Mixed Reaction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/solar-vessel-arrives-at-cop16-on-monday\/\" title=\"Solar Vessel Arrives at COP16 on Monday\">Solar Vessel Arrives at COP16 on Monday<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) starts on Monday in Cancun in Mexico (and runs until December 10) and the world waits in anticipation the results of the negotiations which will have a decisive impact on the climate future of the planet. Related Posts:The Politics of Solar PowerGreece Looks To Solar Power To Boost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[620,621],"class_list":["post-3305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solar-power","tag-cop16","tag-solar-industry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9463,"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3305\/revisions\/9463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}