Clinton promises 500m new solar panels
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has made climate change and clean energy a central theme in her campaign
Hillary Clinton has made climate change a central theme in her bid to become U.S. President and pledged to have more than 500 million solar panels installed across the country by the end of her first term in office.
The Democratic presidential candidate also called for a major boost to other clean energy sources, saying every home in the U.S. should be powered by renewables by 2025.
According to media reports, Clinton said: “I want more wind, more solar, more advanced biofuels, more energy efficiency… And I’ve got to tell you, people who argue against this are just not paying attention.”
The targets were unveiled in a video posted to Clinton’s campaign website Sunday, and are part of a comprehensive programme on climate change that will be detailed duiring the next few months.
In the video Clinton said: “We are on the cusp of a new era… We can have more choice in the energy we consume and produce.”
Clinton’s climate agenda will increase output of solar energy by 700 per cent by 2020, according to the former Secretary of State’s campaign.
