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Fri 13 May 2011 02:38:02 PM EDT Shilpa BagulDecember 20, 2009 Clean Energy and United States Wide disagreement in just concluded Copenhagen summit has left an important message to cut-down fossil-fuel consumption. Its hard to expect a grand change in the... More

Fri 13 May 2011 02:38:02 PM EDT Shilpa BagulDecember 20, 2009 Clean Energy and United States Wide disagreement in just concluded Copenhagen summit has left an important message to cut-down fossil-fuel consumption. Its hard to expect a grand change in the stance of developed and developing countries and hence I negatively presume, it would prevail in the next Nov 2010 in Mexico meeting too. Though, we all are serious about climate but, apparently, none of us is willing to be the topper in the list of bestower. Good news is that the race has already escalated and there are few good examples. Iceland has given the proof of vast potential for creativity in the energy sector if we want to look beyond the fossil fuels. Last year, Iceland produced 24. 5% of electricity from largely untouched geothermal energy and 75. 4% from hydropower. This has reduced its dependence on petroleum, gas and coal significantly. Iceland produces as much as geothermal energy produced by United States which Less