Former President Bill Clinton on energy use
"Cities use more than 75 percent of the world's energy and generate more than 75 percent of the world's greenhouse gases....accounting for 50 percent of energy consumption in newer cities....here in New York City, according to the mayor's recent report, buildings account for more than....there are 950,000 of those buildings....they use more light to generate more heat than light.....the heating and cooling systems.....often run all night while no one is using them....if all buildings where as efficient as they could be....also we would be saving a ton of money in our utility bills....it's expensive to take an existing building....in 16 major cities around the world....as quickly and as inexpensively as possible."
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