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How wind energy could power Earth ... and 17 other planets | Dan Jørgensen

How wind energy could power Earth ... and 17 other planets | Dan Jørgensen

Over the last two decades, the wind power industry has grown at a dizzying pace.

TED Talks Daily · TED

February 3, 202211m 3s

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Over the last two decades, the wind power industry has grown at a dizzying pace. (Fun fact: a single rotation from one of the world’s most powerful wind turbines can generate enough electricity to charge more than 1,400 cell phones.) Building off this exponential growth, Denmark’s climate minister Dan Jørgensen lays out his plan to end the country’s oil industry by 2050 and transition to a fossil-free future powered by wind energy.

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