As scientists sound daily alarms about the dire consequences of global warming, Americans are asking one question: What can we do about it? The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) has an answer: Deploy clean energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies now!
On Wednesday morning, January 31, 2007 at a press conference in Washington, D.C., ASES unveiled a 200-page report (pdf), Tackling Climate Change in the U.S.: Potential Carbon Emissions Reductions from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by 2030. The result of more than a year of study, the report illustrates how energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies can provide the emissions reductions required to address global warming. The report tackles everything from solar and wind power, to how plug in hybrid cars and energy efficiency will help us to reduce our GHG emissions. The report methodically illustrates the steps needed to tackle this crisis here in the United States.