RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY: A TECHNOLOGY FOR HELPING TO ACTUALIZE THE VISION 20:2020

Abstract

Renewable energies have the potential to renew THE global economy, and policy-makers have it in their power to drive and shape that renewal. Renewable energies are clean, reliable, domestic sources of energy that cut greenhouse gas emissions, build energy security, reduce energy costs, improve public health, save water, and protect the local environment. Today, in the midst of an economic crisis of historic dimensions, government is taking a close look at renewable energies. This paper therefore, discusses Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) and their roles in achieving the vision 20:2020. It also highlights the opportunities they offer for economic recovery and for laying the foundations for future prosperity.