We Can Be Carbon Free in a Decade

Yesterday afternoon, former US Vice-President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore challenged the United States to drastically change how it produces electricity; by generating power using 100% renewable energy in 10 years.

Here's an excerpt of his speech:

About 2800 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions are produced by electricity generation in the United States every year. That's 40 percent of all the emissions for the entire country. If Gore's goal is achieved, total world emissions would drop nearly 9 percent (source).