How the Solar Decathlon Provides an Innovative Education

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12 Oct How the Solar Decathlon Provides an Innovative Education

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” To do this, educators, public agencies and citizens need to determine innovative methods to help tackle global problems. One groundbreaking approach is through the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, which takes place October 8-18 at the Orange Country Great Park in Irvine, Calif.

The state of our climate crisis is frightening. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which the United Nations established to provide an accurate scientific view on developments in climate change and its impacts, “warming in the climate system is unequivocal,” “human influence on the climate system is clear,” and “limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.” Drastic and urgent action is needed to implement energy efficiency and clean technology solutions.

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