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Abstract: . . . November 2004, p. 16. 21 If the US would take the lead and support the case for renewable energy as the foundation of an energy policy for the future, things could change very quickly. The EU and the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition (JREC) would be on the US side and a strong international environmental and energy consensus would follow. This, however, is highly unlikely and as a result we will have to put up with the . . . . . . the foundation of an energy policy for the future, things could change very quickly. The EU and the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition (JREC) would be on the US side and a strong international environmental and energy consensus would follow. This, however, is highly unlikely and as a result we will have to put up with the status quo for the foreseeable future. . . . . . . Renewable Energy Resources: The Political and Economic Challenges for Sustainability By Dieter Dettke Paper prepared for Panel W13, March 2, 2005 on “Globalizing Sustainability: New Diplomacy and the Challenges Posed by Energy for the . . . . . . Coalition (JREC) would be on the US side and a strong international environmental and energy consensus would follow. This, however, is highly unlikely and as a result we will have to put up with the status quo for the foreseeable future. . . . . . . consumption to 2 percent by the end of this year and to 5.75 percent by the end of 2010.33 The US, Canada, Australia, and Japan are also interested in boosting biofuel consumption. Higher oil prices have created a new political dynamic for renewable energy. Energy security and increasing costs for conventional energy have brought together a coalition of neoconservatives, environmentalists and farmers in support of biofuels.34 The . . . . . . change very quickly. The EU and the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition (JREC) would be on the US side and a strong international environmental and energy consensus would follow. This, however, is highly unlikely and as a result we will have to put up with the status quo for the foreseeable future. . . . . . . amount of energy – or more – to produce hydrogen as one would receive from hydrogen. The energy balance of a hydrogen economy – at least as of today - is negative. Biofuels Much more promising also on the basis of economic considerations are biofuels (Ethanol, made from sugar and corn, and Bio-Diesel, produced from soybeans and rapeseed). Brazil has recently taken steps to market 30 See for example Joseph Romm, Testimony for . . . --3000,7,214,2916,23990
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