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The green economy is becoming a world-wide trend and it doesn’t stop at the creation of green jobs to uplift the lives of many hopeful individuals. If previous news of energy efficiency development centered in the construction industry recently, then we are in for bigger surprises as Dan Kammen—director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California at Berkeley; and Ron Pernick—co-founder and managing director of Clean Edge unveiled the hottest trends we can look forward to in the coming months.

For one, the call for more clean-energy investment will rage on following the call of US business elites led by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Bank of America chairman Chad Holiday this June for an annual $16 billion investment in clean-energy innovation. “Low-cost clean energy is the single most important way to lift poor countries out of poverty and create more stable societies. The whole world would benefit from this, and the United States can and should lead the way. The time for action is now,” urges Gates. Continue reading →