Mar. 29, 2012 Washington, D.C. -- By embracing an integrated mix
of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and grid technologies,
countries can put their energy systems on a more sustainable
path while developing economically, according to a new report
from the Worldwatch Institute. The report, Sustainable Energy
Roadmaps: Guiding the Global Shift to Domestic Renewables, lays
out an innovative, targeted approach that details how countries
can take specific technical, policy, governance, and financial
steps to help make the shift to sustainable energy a reality.
“Still today, an estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide lack
access to electricity, and another 1 billion have unreliable
access,” said Alexander Ochs, Director of Worldwatch’s Climate
and Energy Program and the lead author of the report. “But
expanding fossil fuels is not the solution to the world’s energy
challenges. We need solutions that are economically, socially
and environmentally sustainable—many of which are now at hand.
Implementing our Sustain