David Suzuki was recently in Europe with his daughter to see first-hand all the amazing progress being made with renewable energy. Here’s an update that he sent to us we’d like to share:

We have had a great time with Preben Maegaard, the father of renewable energy in Denmark. The thing that is inspiring is how they are thinking of connecting bits of renewable - power and heat generation, biogas, wind, solar and wave - to the grid. We absolutely loved Copenhagen. If Vancouverites think Vancouver is the best city in the world, well, think again. We spent an entire day cycling, of course, it's flat but the bikes are so great. We see punk kids with pink hairdos, tattoos and chains riding alongside grandparents, business people and women in fancy dresses and high heels. Bicycles rule and the city is closing off entire main streets to cars so bikes can have the whole road. Lots of cargo bikes with three wheels with two at the back or front so they can carry children, groceries or more.  

Berlin was a very different experience. [Parliamentarian] Hermann Scheer is a great man and my new hero. He is so popular, he doesn't care what his party says, he just stays true to his commitment to renewables and he's had a huge impact.
 
What is interesting is that what we´ve seen - bicycles in Copenhagen, biogas, cradle to cradle manufacturing, biodynamic wine making, fast trains - didn´t come about because of environmental concerns. They had to do with economics, energy self sufficiency and quality of life. It is crystal clear to me that the ONLY truly sustainable energy for the future is renewables and that is scientifically irrefutable. The only real impediment to moving to that future is mindset, not technology or economics.

- David Suzuki