Germany and renewable energy - Rear Vision - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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We are told that Germany now leads the world in terms of green technology and the generation of renewable electricity. So how has this come about, what are the benefits and what has been the cost?

Guests Hans Josef Fell, German Green politician

Professor Volkmar Lauber, Professor of Politics at the University of Salzburg

Professor Colin Vance, Researcher at the RWI Research Institute and at Jacobs University and specialises in energy and transportation policy, and global environmental change.

Publications Title: Switching to Renewable Power: A Framework for the 21st Century
Author: Volkmar Lauber, ed
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1-902916-65-4

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/germany-and-renewable-energy/3966926

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