2006 Wind Installations Offset More Than 40 Million Tons of CO2 Global wind power capacity increased almost 26 percent in 2006. The 15,200 megawatts of new wind turbines installed worldwide last year will generate enough clean electricity annually to offset the carbon dioxide emissions of 23 average-sized U.S. coal-fired power plants, according to a new Vital Signs Update from the Worldwatch Institute. The 43 million tons of carbon dioxide displaced in 2006 is equivalent to the emissions of 7,200 megawatts of coal-fired power plants, or nearly 8 million passenger cars. Global wind power capacity increased almost 26 percent in 2006, exceeding 74,200 megawatts by year?s end. Global investment in wind power was roughly $22 billion in 2006, and in Europe and North America, the power industry added more capacity in wind than it did in coal and nuclear combined. The global market for wind equipment has risen 74 percent in the past two years, leading to long backorders for wind turbine equipment in much of the world. "Wind power is on track to soon play a major role in reducing fossil fuel dependence and slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere," according to Worldwatch Senior Researcher Janet Sawin. 取自Worldwatch電子報 -- 「創新的目的是為了有效益，為新而創新只是醜人多做怪，」 習慣捻著鬍子沉思的杜書伍說，「我喜歡用改善這個名詞，我 們對知識的了解只是表象，要不斷去鑽研，達到熟練與精準， 才能掌握事物的關鍵。」 --

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