Sustainable energy could be responsible for generating 40 per cent of the world's electricity by 2050, one
green energy expert has claimed.
According to Peter Lund, professor in advanced energy systems at Helsinki University of Technology, government subsidies for new technologies need to be secured for the next two decades if the use of renewable energy is to become more widespread.
Speaking at the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change in Copenhagen, he said: "With favourable conditions, solar and
wind energy could be replacing coal, which is the worst enemy for us. We have to give them political preference, as it used to be done for nuclear energy in the 1970s," reports Reuters.
He added that if no financial or political support is forthcoming, then wind and solar power will account for less than 15 per cent of the world's energy.
Meanwhile, the European Commission announced it would invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency in a bid to revive the green economy.
