Renewables could be 80 percent of energy by 2050: UN

09/05/2011 - 11:51

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Renewable energies such as solar, wind or geothermal power could surge to supply almost 80 percent of the world's demand by 2050 if backed by the right policies, a U.N. report said on Monday.

The study, by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said a shift away from fossil fuels could be a huge help in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

(Reporting by Stanley Carvalho; editing by Jason Neely)