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The world will be 100% renewable<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world is shifting towards renewables. In many parts of the world, renewable energy is already cheaper than fossil fuels. And because renewable energy is a technology, not a scarce resource, it will only get cheaper. We are ahead of a revolution, comparable to the internet and mobile telecommunication revolution of the last 2 decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The important differences between the renewable energy revolution and the revolution in the telecommunication sector are the timing and the ‘drivers’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world wouldn’t have been a much better or much worse place if the introduction of the internet and mobile phones would have taken 10 more years. But in the case of the renewables, every month counts. Climate change is already shaking the planet, and a fast, very fast, move to renewables seems our only hope to keep the temperature more or less under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, electricity is less tangible than a smartphone. If a solar panel and a wind turbine would have the same appeal and the direct impact on people\u2019s lives as mobile with an internet connection, the world would already be renewable. Or at least 50%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that’s why we need leaders. Consumers showing the way, not only by using renewable energy but also by proudly communicating about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A role for green building networks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green buildings and green building networks can definitely play an important role in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n