The need, then, is to generate a technological revolution. The paper (named after thesuccessful mission to the moon of the 1960s) argues that this will require rapid technologicaladvances. Progress is happening, notably the collapse in the price of photovoltaic panels. Butthis is not enough. The sun provides 5,000 times more energy than humans demand fromindustrial sources. But we do not know how to exploit enough of it.
所以,我们需要的是一场技术革命。该报告(根据上世纪60年代的登月计划命名)认为,这将要求快速的技术进步。进步正在发生,尤其是光伏电池板价格在大幅下跌。但这还不够。太阳提供的能源是人类在工业方面的能源需求的5000倍,但我们还不知道如何充分利用太阳能。
Despite the evident need, publicly-funded research and development on renewable energy isunder 2 per cent of all publicly-funded R&D. At just $6bn a year, worldwide, it is dwarfedby the $101bn spent on subsidies for renewable production and the amazing total of $550bnspent on subsidising fossil fuel production and consumption.
尽管有明显的需求,但在公共资金支持的所有研发活动中,可再生能源研发仅占不到2%。全世界每年仅有60亿美元的资金用于可再生能源研发。相比之下,用于补贴可再生能源生产的资金为1010亿美元,补贴化石燃料生产和消费的资金更是高达5500亿美元。
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