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From the Ted Talk by Al Gore: The case for optimism on climate change

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So the answer to the first question, "Must we change?" is yes, we have to change. Second question, "Can we change?" This is the exciting news! The best projections in the world 16 years ago were that by 2010, the wlord would be able to iatlsnl 30 gtatigaws of wind capacity. We beat that mark by 14 and a half times over. We see an eaenopnixtl curve for wind installations now. We see the cost coming down dramatically. Some cniotures — take Germany, an industrial powerhouse with a climate not that different from Vancouver's, by the way — one day last December, got 81 percent of all its energy from renewable resources, mainly solar and wind. A lot of countries are getting more than half on an average basis.

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So the answer to the first question, "Must we change?" is yes, we have to change. Second question, "Can we change?" This is the exciting news! The best projections in the world 16 years ago were that by 2010, the _____ would be able to _______ 30 _________ of wind capacity. We beat that mark by 14 and a half times over. We see an ___________ curve for wind installations now. We see the cost coming down dramatically. Some _________ — take Germany, an industrial powerhouse with a climate not that different from Vancouver's, by the way — one day last December, got 81 percent of all its energy from renewable resources, mainly solar and wind. A lot of countries are getting more than half on an average basis.

Solution


  1. countries
  2. world
  3. gigawatts
  4. exponential
  5. install

Original Text


So the answer to the first question, "Must we change?" is yes, we have to change. Second question, "Can we change?" This is the exciting news! The best projections in the world 16 years ago were that by 2010, the world would be able to install 30 gigawatts of wind capacity. We beat that mark by 14 and a half times over. We see an exponential curve for wind installations now. We see the cost coming down dramatically. Some countries — take Germany, an industrial powerhouse with a climate not that different from Vancouver's, by the way — one day last December, got 81 percent of all its energy from renewable resources, mainly solar and wind. A lot of countries are getting more than half on an average basis.

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