Treehugger Trailer 5 most inspirational leaders of the green world
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The faces of environmental leadership in the world today knows that the main problems such as climate change and oil dependence can be solved tomorrow. But political heavyweights Nigeria, Europe, Australia, Asia, USA and A good old, knows that big changes start with a new law and lots of cooperation. It also takes courage to build a political career in new ideas and technologies. Enjoy Iceland, Geir H. Haarde would not allow the policy on renewable energy despite almost paralyzing economic disaster earlier this year. Eating Iceland using geothermal energy from volcanic activity? This is not science fiction reality is in the Scandinavian country. Check this video to see the power stations Iceland's geothermal action. We can also consider South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, which has contributed to environmental awareness and high priority to conservatiion voters, adding clean rapid transit buses to help reduce air pollution. The ratification of the Kyoto proposal to reduce emissions greenhouse gases, these guys (and girl) are using-the-Box out strategies to make a difference (and, # 5 promises to make a difference.) We welcome these five leaders of environmental concerns to the attention they deserve. Hey, is our planet. You better take care of it.
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Iceland, Geir H. Haarde
Despite the blows Iceland economy has taken in recent months, his remaining eco CRED level. The island nation 80 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources, an impressive achievement, even for a country of 300,000. We have posted videos of the geothermal power stations in Iceland early this year. Even with the slowdown economic, Prime Minister Haarde remains committed to renewable energy a new pillar of the Icelandic economy.
Earlier this year, Mr Haarde has been named the greenest political leader of Newsweek magazine. It has been acclaimed not only for his leadership in the development of geothermal energy supply, but also for the training of scientists around the world that Iceland has directed the Department of Energy Geothermal United Nations University. With support from the government, Icelandic companies are exporting their expertise in geothermal energy in places as far away as Djibouti, China and Southern California
Angela Merkel, Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is one of the few politicians left in the international arena that helped forge the original agreement Kyoto global warming in 1997. Environmental Leadership Merkel goes way back – was appointed Minister of Environment of Germany in 1994. She has led to Germany's renewable energy 50% of the portfolio of electricity in 2050. At present 12% – compare the UK on 3% – and is on the right way 20% in 2020.
Since January 2007 when Germany assumed the presidency of the European Union, Angela Merkel, the priority given to climate change as a key issue in his administration. Merkel is the spearhead of the EU energy in fat to reduce emissions emissions of greenhouse gases by 20% below 1990 levels by 2020.
In January, the guardian appointed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel as 50 people who could save the planet.
But Germany is far from winning his stripes as a nation truly green. A recent study showed that 10 out of 30 worst polluting power plants in Europe are in Germany.
Kevin Rudd, AUSTRALIA
Australia continues to produce more than 80% of its electricity from coal, and its economy depends heavily on exports coal, which is a big problem in a green new economic era. But Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, won election last year partly on a platform of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, and by a wide margin, if the media called "Ruddslide." Then he dismissed his predecessor aversion The agreement, signed last December.
Rudd also tries to develop renewable energy and establish a goal for all States to produce 20% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. Recently we reported that South Australia has already reached the goal ten years ahead.
But Rudd also has begun to push hard to clean coal, a disconcerting trend for ecologists. In September, Rudd has made the rounds in New York in search of an international program based in Australia to accelerate research and development of clean coal technology.
Rudd supports a strategy for clean coal, with three principles: first, to develop new coal plants whose emissions of carbon dioxide in a stream more concentrated. Second, the capture of carbon dioxide and funnel into the tube. Thirdly, to carry the places where you can inject into the soil for long-term storage.
The Wall Street Journal aim = "_blank"> Environmental Capital blog from Australia indicates that it is committing up to 100 million Australian dollars per year to capture a world carbon and storage institute. " Its aim is to push hard in attaining a goal this summer by the Group of Eight major countries: deploy about 20 coal plants for industrial scale carbon capture by 2020.
SOUTH Korea, Lee Myung Bak
At the head of Hyundai, the country's largest conglomerate in the 1970s and '80s, Lee helped build a South Korea after the war to transform an economy poor, agricultural based on the stories of Asia a great success.
When Lee became mayor of Seoul in 2002, helped clean up a dirty river which had been buried under a concrete road network in the 1970s. Also examined the transport system of the city, adding clean buses rapid transit.
Recently, as President Lee's government has launched a new program of energy conservation, which requires a yellow sticker on electronic devices that pass more than one watt in standby mode. The plan has a second phase that could be implemented soon, when owners vehicles will be prohibited from driving on a designated day, and violators will be ticketed.
Koreans are increasingly the priority issues environmental with his President: A recent survey revealed that 53 percent think environmental protection is more important than economic development.
President Barack Obama (???)
If President-elect Barack Obama continues through many of his campaign promises, quickly you can win a place among the most inspiring leaders of the green world. Certainly, the mention of "a planet in peril during his speech at the election night was encouraging.
His senior advisers said Obama introduce legislation on climate change in an attempt to make the United States in the international arena once, according to The Guardian.
It is also expected to announce the goal of reducing U.S. emissions emissions of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels 2020 and then cut to 80% in 2050. Obama supports a cap and trade carbon permits auction encourage industries to reduce emissions.
During the campaign, Obama spoke of a package of 175 million economic stimulus for economic recovery of energy from the United States by creating five million new jobs "Green". You can also visit our message of 7 President Obama signed an executive order to protect the environment: reform Center progressive.
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