A just-released report hails California as the dominant state in the country when it comes to developing a clean-energy economy and promoting green technology.
And if California’s figures were counted as a nation, the Golden State ranks among the top five in the world in measures such as energy productivity, electricity from renewable sources and reductions in carbon intensity.
“One of the important increases in improvement we’ve seen over the years is the amount of renewable energy California is creating,” said F. Noel Perry, founder of the nonprofit group Next 10, which commissioned the California Green Innovation Index.
The eighth annual edition of the index gives the state high marks for solar generation, energy and electricity efficiencies and growth in clean tech investments and patents.
The study, made up of data compiled by the Los Angeles-based Beacon Economics research firm, also highlighted figures that Perry said indicates a “de-coupling” between economic growth and carbon emissions.
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