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Wind power: 12 per cent by 2020
Greenpeace has set a realistic goal for global wind power: 12 per cent by 2020.
Along the way, this would create approximately two million jobs and save more than 10,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Our goal is achievable. With current technology, wind power could supply more than twice the projected world energy demand for 2020. The US alone has enough wind potential to supply its own energy needs three times over. Wind power is also cheaper and easier to deploy than most conventional energy sources. For the same investment, wind generates five times as many jobs and 2.3 times the power as a nuclear reactor.
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Along the way, this would create approximately two million jobs and save more than 10,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Our goal is achievable. With current technology, wind power could supply more than twice the projected world energy demand for 2020. The US alone has enough wind potential to supply its own energy needs three times over. Wind power is also cheaper and easier to deploy than most conventional energy sources. For the same investment, wind generates five times as many jobs and 2.3 times the power as a nuclear reactor.
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More Greenpeace renewable energy reports
