Renewables use could save $750 bn in Mideast, Africa: official

Renewables use could save $750 bn in Mideast, Africa: official Kuwait City (AFP) April 4, 2016 - Middle Eastern and North African nations can make a "net benefit" of $750 billion if they achieve their set targets on the use of renewable energy, a senior official said Monday. "Almost every country in the (MENA) region has a target for renewable energy from 5-15 percent," by 2030, Adnan Amin, director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) told reporters. "If we ... more

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