On Wednesday, January 24, 2007, Greenpeace USA will join with other climate and energy advocates in releasing the results of a study that shows that the United States can address global warming without relying on nuclear power or so-called “clean coal”.

This new study details a worldwide energy scenario where:
* In the United States, nearly 80% of our electricity can be produced by renewable energy sources.
* Carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced 50% globally and 72% in the U.S. without resorting to an increase in dangerous nuclear power or new coal technologies.
* America’s oil use can be cut over 50% by 2050 with much more efficient cars and trucks, potentially including new plug-in hybrids, increased use of biofuels, and greater reliance on electricity for transportation.

The study, commissioned from the German Aerospace Centre, will show that significantly increasing renewable energy and efficiency improvements alone can solve the global warming problem. Greenpeace says that this is the first study to fulfill the promise of Princeton Professors Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow’s “wedge” framework, by presenting an alternative scenario for reaching greenhouse gas stabilization.

Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants. As a global organisation, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet’s biodiversity and environment.

Greenpeace has been campaigning against environmental degradation since 1971 when a small boat of volunteers and journalists sailed into Amchitka, an area north of Alaska where the US Government was conducting underground nuclear tests. This tradition of ‘bearing witness’ in a non-violent manner continues today, and our ships are an important part of all our campaign work.