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Publish date: November 25, 2005
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The Worldwatch report Renewable energy 2005 states that green energy installations produce 160 GW of electricity, which equals 4 percent of total world energy production.
According to the organizations experts, the quantity of alternative energy projects has rapidly increased in recent years. At least 48 countries (including 14 developing countries) have some kind of federal programme for renewable energy systems development. The majority of such countries expect green energy to supply about 30 percent of energy by 2012, Gazeta reported.
China is becoming one of the leading countries in clean energy development, following experience of Germany, the United States, Spain and Japan. China plans to increase clean energy production on 10 percent by 2012.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Kazakhstan voted in a referendum last weekend on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's cabinet in an effort to phase out coal plants.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
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