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Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% clean energy
2015-12-03 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As the world gathers in Paris for the daunting task of switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy, one small country on the other side of the Atlantic is making that transition look childishly simple and affordable. In less than 10 years, Uruguay has slashed its carbon footprint without government subsidies or higher consumer costs, according to the national director of energy, Ramón Méndez . In fact, he says that now that renewables provide 94.5% of the countrys electricity, prices are...
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