Monday 7 December 2015

Arab oil producers are investing in solar



We in the west continue to gobble up cheap oil and spewing CO while under funding or ignoring renewable sources of power. So it is quite interesting that....



"The United Arab Emirates, whose seven members include Abu Dhabi, plan to use their oil wealth to lay the groundwork for the post-petroleum era — whenever it comes.


I need to be living in a world where my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren will be able to live in a healthy environment,” said Ahmad Belhoul, chief executive of a state-owned Abu Dhabi company, Masdar, that is at work on various solar energy projects for the government."

Read the story in the New York Times

 

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