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Can 100% renewable energy power the world? - Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei

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Every year, the world uses 35 billion barrels of oil. This massive scale of fossil fuel dependence pollutes the earth, and it won’t last forever. On the other hand, we have abundant sun, water and wind, which are all renewable energy sources. So why don’t we exchange our fossil fuel dependence for an existence based only on renewables? Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei describe the challenges.

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Which one among the so-called renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, etc.) has the potential for providing most of the energy needed by humanity in the near future?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Federico Rosei, Renzo Rosei
  • Director Giulia Martinelli
  • Script Editor Emma Bryce
  • Animator Giulia Martinelli
  • Sound Designer Alessandro Nepote
  • Associate Producer Elizabeth Cox, Jessica Ruby
  • Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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