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January/February 2010
Volume 16 Number 1
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Calamitous Copenhagen
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Mitchell Gaynor mg@angelbcl.co.uk The failure of the world’s leaders to agree on enforceable targets for CO2 reductions is bad
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news on many fronts. Not only does it highlight the reluctance of humanity to care for its most
Circulation Director vulnerable - it delays the introduction of new technologies that could both reduce global warming
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and reduce dependence on oil.
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If a legally binding agreement had been signed, then it could have spurred tremendous investment
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in various compound semiconductor technologies. That’s because reducing CO2 emissions requires
Commercial Director a two-pronged attack – generating more electricity from renewable sources and using it more
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efficiently – and the compounds can help in both cases. CdTe
and multi-junction cells can provide a valuable contribution to a
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portfolio of renewable sources, and energy savings are
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possible by switching from incandescents to LEDs and from
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