China's target is to have renewable sources produce 10 percent of its power by 2010 - not counting large
hydropower projects such as the Three Gorges Dam.
Not exact matches
Austria generates 70 % of its electricity from
hydropower, with many of the larger
projects being glacier fed
such as Kaprun.
Critics of «clean coal» contend that there is no
such thing as «clean coal,» since even technology
projected by 2020 will still release large amounts of pollutants compared to renewable energy sources
such as wind, concentrated solar power, photovoltaic power,
hydropower, and geothermal power.
Such projects might include paying to clean up a cement factory in Central Asia, for example, or supporting a
hydropower project in Africa.
As glaciers retreat, Demuth said the resilience is reduced, affecting both natural systems
such as the way ecosystems function and human systems
such as irrigation,
hydropower and water for mining
projects.