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Tim Wirth
Energy is essential for development, and sustainable energy is essential for sustainable development.
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Jimmy Carter
We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.
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Barack Obama
For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true.
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Ban Ki-moon
Former UN Secretary-General
Sustainable energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability.