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Tags: sustainable development
Categories: Economics & Finance
Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat.
Rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency is resulting in significant energy security, climate change mitigation, and economic benefits.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy)
Synonyms:
clean enrgy, green energy
