As we usher in 2016, six stories from around the world present a flavor of how they are leading the charge toward a climate-friendly future. Morocco is rising to be a “solar superpower”; In Bangladesh, the number of solar-powered homes is surging, making it the world’s fastest expansion of solar energy; China is turning 800 primary and middle schools in Beijing into “sunshine schools”; Mexico’s efforts to promote more efficient household lighting have gone nationwide; Tanzania holds immense potential in solar and wind power; Turkey has achieved a substantial growth of renewable energy in recent years.
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