Saudia Arabia predicts more revenue from solar than from oil

Part 3 of an interview with Danish Climate Minister Connie Hedegaard on the cost of 'business as usual' and which countries are scrambling to be part of the next (decarbonized) industrial revolution.

Thu, Oct 15 2009 at 3:57 PM

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While Saudi Arabia is doing its best to justify a somewhat outlandish request for financial assistance (due to projected lost oil revenues) in the Copenhagen climate agreement, at least some Saudis are clear that a potentially larger business opportunity exists in solar exports.

In part 3 of our meeting with Danish Climate & Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard, she talks about the host of black horses that are racing to capture the renewables market -- China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and, yes, Saudi Arabia:

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