Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi

Megan Treacy

Mon Jan 31, 12:42 pm ET

By RenewableEnergyWorld.com Editors   |   January 11, 2011   |  

BEIJING -- Xinhua

The China Electricity Council (CEC) projected Tuesday the country's electricity consumption will almost double from the 2010 level to 8.2 trillion kWh by 2020.

At National Press Club, Energy Secretary Says Innovation is Key to America's Economic Competitiveness

There are conflicting opinions over a World Bank report which suggests biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75%.

The original study in 2008 depicted a direct correlation between the spike in prices of food products and the increased global use of biofuels.

www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch05_ss1

By Lester R. Brown

Earth Policy Release    
Book Byte    
August 24, 2010    

Renewable energy topped fossil fuels and nuclear for the second year in a row in the USA and Europe in 2009, according to the Global Wind Energy Association (GWEC).