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rice07
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 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:52 am Post subject: clean energy |
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Hi
The ADB(Asian Development Bank) noted that Asia-pacific needs up to US$6.4 trillion in new energy infrastructure by 2030.
" Unless there is a move away from the dependence on oil and coal, countries will continue to be vulnerable to price hikes in these commodities and will further contribute to climate change, " the bank said in a statement.
It noted that while the worldwide clean energy sector is already attracting significant investiments, relatively little of the amount is reaching Asia because of a lack of supportive government policies and legislation.
My question is:
Does "clean energy " mean " energy causing less pollution to the environment, or rather, eco-friendly " in this case?
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:05 am Post subject: |
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| Clean energy means, ideally, energy that does not pollute at all, such as solar power. |
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:17 am Post subject: Re: clean energy |
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| rice07 wrote: |
| Does "clean energy " mean " energy causing less pollution to the environment, or rather, eco-friendly " in this case? |
It is sufficiently vague, it could mean anything you want. In purest form, it means wind, solar, geothermal, or ocean wave generated power. But it could also refer to low-sulfur coal (that produces less Sulfur Dioxide, a key ingredient in acid rain), natural gas (ethane, methane, propane, and other -anes that burn cleaner than liquid fossil fuels), hydro-electric (which may bother spawning fish so is not considered very "green" by the tree-huggers), nuclear (which produces no greenhouse gases but is still not considered green because the very word scares scientifically illiterate tree-huggers), and bio-fuels (which still produce greenhouse gases but supposedly at no net gain to the atmosphere since it had to absorb those same gases in their growth).
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rice07
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: |
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Hi
Thanks teachers for your depictions over this term. Now, it's understandable enough. Much obliged! |
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