Study by REC Group: Closing the COP21 Gap by Going Solar
In a major new study, REC Group, a leading global provider of solar energy solutions, highlights the potential of solar energy to close the CO2emissions gap. REC’s calculations clearly show that, based on the COP21 targets set during the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris last December, solar can make a significant contribution.
However, to be on track by 2025 to close the emissions gap and avoid further accelerating climate change impacts, the potential solar capacity ramp-up is far larger than industry analysts today expect, resulting in up to 4.8 terawatts above current forecast of cumulated new solar capacity by 2025. Executive summaries of the results can be downloaded from the REC website (www.recgroup.com) here. The complete study will be published for the Intersolar Europe, June 22-24, 2016, where REC will be present at booth A2.380.