The countries of the Middle East might seem like the last places that would embrace non-hydrocarbon energy sources. With a total of 55 percent of the world’s crude oil reserves and 41 percent of its natural gas, why should they? But the past year has seen a major push towards nuclear and renewable sources of energy in the Middle East, as the region’s states work to solve the problems of burgeoning domestic growth through energy diversification.
via Is the Middle East becoming a clean-energy mecca? – By Eric Lukas | The Oil and the Glory.
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