Demand for clean energy and energy efficiency will explode, making clean energy the next great global industry.
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“In that kind of a world, demand for clean energy, clean fuel, energy efficiency is clearly going to explode. It's clearly going to be the next great global industry.”
- Said on
- 10 September 2009 · Fresh Dialogues interview with Alison van Diggelen at the Foothill College Celebrity Forum, Silicon Valley (transcript part one)
- Source
- Tom Friedman: Transcript of Fresh Dialogues Interview Part One · Fresh Dialogues
- Should come true
- No date given
- How sure they sounded
- clearly going to
- Categories
- EnergyClimate
- Importance
- 4 of 5 · Growth of clean energy into a major global industry shapes the world economy and climate.
Outcome
Accurate Happened 6 June 2024.
The IEA's World Energy Investment 2024 put global clean energy investment at about $2 trillion a year, roughly twice the investment in fossil fuels. Solar PV alone was about $500 billion. Clean energy has clearly become a major global industry since 2009.
- https://www.miningweekly.com/article/investment-in-clean-energy-to-reach-2tr-this-year-outpacing-investment-in-fossil-fuels-2024-06-06
- https://www.wam.ae/en/article/13yb0u4-global-spending-clean-energy-hit-trillion-2024
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