{"id":4139,"date":"2014-10-31T09:55:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=4139"},"modified":"2018-05-09T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T00:37:21","slug":"70-carbon-emissions-reduced-thanks-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/70-carbon-emissions-reduced-thanks-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"70% of Carbon Emissions Drop Is Thanks to Renewable Energy and Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Analysts from Greenpeace have published findings showing\u00a0that the lion\u2019s share of\u00a0carbon emission reductions since 2007 comes from the rise in renewable energy usage and energy efficiency. While critics claim that the drop in emissions comes from using more natural gas, the numbers tell a different story. For a full article on this, click here: <a title=\"renewables energy efficiency responsible carbon emission drop since 2007 according new report\" href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2014\/10\/29\/renewables-energy-efficiency-responsible-carbon-emission-drop-since-2007-according-new-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">Renewables &amp; Energy Efficiency Responsible for 70% of Carbon Emission Drop Since 2007<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analysts from Greenpeace have published findings showing\u00a0that the lion\u2019s share of\u00a0carbon emission reductions since 2007 comes from the rise in renewable energy usage and energy efficiency. While critics claim that the drop in emissions comes from using more natural gas, the numbers tell a different story. 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