¥Once almost treeless, South Korea has reforested 65% of its
land
¥In the Philippines, 19 million people get electricity from
geothermal
power plants
¥Over the last quarter-century the United States reduced soil
erosion 40% by retiring cropland and practicing conservation
tillage, while increasing the grain harvest 20%
¥In Germany,
a systematic shift of taxes from labor to energy reduced annual CO2 emissions by 20 million tons and created
250,000 jobs between 1999 and 2003
¥Denmark gets more than 20% of its electricity from wind and is
aiming for 50%
¥Proposals for more than 100 coal-fired power plants in the United
States have been shelved since 2001
Photo Credit: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Pieces of the Puzzle