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Global demand for renewable energy on the rise – REN21 2013 report
According to a report made by the global policy network REN21, the global demand for renewable energy was steadily on the rise the past two years but slow to start this 2013. The report, titled “REN21 Renewables 2013 Global Status Report,” found that in the years 2011 and 2012, the demand for renewable energy consistently went up. In 2011, 19 percent of the world’s global consumption was supplied by...
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