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The future of solar energy is bright : n the atomic frenzy of the 1950s America unleashed vast R and D support for nuclear energy. Almost at birth, the silicon solar cell was gazumped by a rival non-fossil technology. For decades it lay in nuclear’s shadow. No longer as the cost of electricity generated by silicon PV has become competitive with that from fossil fuels and cheaper than nuclear power.
The future of solar energy is bright : n the atomic frenzy of the 1950s America unleashed vast R and D support for nuclear energy. Almost at birth, the silicon solar cell was gazumped by a rival non-fossil technology. For decades it lay in nuclear’s shadow. No longer as the cost of electricity generated by silicon PV has become competitive with that from fossil fuels and cheaper than nuclear power.
The EU wants to make finance more environmentally friendly even if investing with an eye to environmental or social issues, not just financial returns, has become mainstream in the past decade. According to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), $23trn, or 26% of all assets under management in 2016, were in “socially responsible investments”. The commission proposes, for example, setting up an EU labelling scheme for green bonds.
The EU wants to make finance more environmentally friendly even if investing with an eye to environmental or social issues, not just financial returns, has become mainstream in the past decade. According to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), $23trn, or 26% of all assets under management in 2016, were in “socially responsible investments”. The commission proposes setting up an EU labelling scheme for green bonds.
