NEARLY 140 COUNTRIES COULD BE POWERED ENTIRELY BY WIND, SOLAR, AND WATER BY 2050

More than 70% of the countries in the world—including the UK, US, China and other major economies—could run entirely on energy created by wind, water, and solar by 2050, according to a roadmap developed by scientists. And they pointed out that doing so would not only mean the world would avoid dangerous global warming, but also prevent millions of premature deaths a year and create about 24 million more jobs than were lost.

One of the scientists said the social benefits of following their roadmap were so ‘enormous’ and essentially cost free that human society should “accelerate the transition to wind, water, and solar as fast as possible”. Rooftop solar panels and major solar power plants; offshore and onshore wind turbines; wave, hydroelectric and tidal schemes; and geothermal energy would also be used to replace fossil fuels to generate electricity, power vehicles and heat homes.

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/