Hey Everybody!

Greenpeace has published the second edition of the Energy [R]evolution scenario, updated with the latest economic, technical, and population data. The Energy [R]evolution is the only energy scenario that shows how the world can cut emissions, phase out nuclear power, save money, and maintain global economic development without fueling catastrophic climate change. All we need to kick start this plan is bold energy policy from world leaders.

That’s why we prepared this video – to show what a bold approach to tackling climate change would really look like.

The Energy [R]evolution demonstrates how the planet can get from where we are now to where we need to be to avert the worst effects of global warming. The new global energy scenario outlines how carbon emissions from the energy and transport sectors alone can peak by 2015 and be cut by over 50% by 2050. Aggressive investment in renewable power and energy efficiency could create an annual $360 billion industry, providing half of the world’s electricity. Meanwhile, we could slash more than $18 trillion in fuel costs. We could fight economic downturn and climate change at the same time!

The Energy [R]evolution uses a three-step approach:

Step 1: Electrical efficiency
• Exploit all technical potential for electrical efficiency via technical standards.

• Implement cogeneration technologies, which reuse the huge amounts of thermal energy that is currently wasted by simply allowing it to escape into the atmosphere via cooling towers.

Step 3: Energy-efficient transport
• Build up efficient public transport systems.
• Drastically increase the fuel efficiency of cars, trucks, etc.

The Energy [R]evolution Scenario provides a practical blueprint for the world’s renewable energy future, and was developed in conjunction with specialists from the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and more than 30 scientists and engineers from universities, institutes, and the renewable energy industry around the world.