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> [The real potential of electricity lies not in providing social amenities but in stimulating long-term economic development](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/the-real-potential-of-electricity-lies-not-in-providing-social/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

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## More by Christopher Flavin

> [Building a world where we meet our own needs without denying future generations a healthy society is not impossible, as some would assert. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/building-a-world-where-we-meet-our-own-needs-without-denying-future/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [The sunlight ... that strikes Earth’s land surface in two hours is equivalent to total human energy use in a year. While much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/the-sunlight-that-strikes-earth-s-land-surface-in-two-hours-is/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [The real potential of electricity lies not in providing social amenities but in stimulating long-term economic development](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/the-real-potential-of-electricity-lies-not-in-providing-social/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [The challenge now is to renovate the baroque structure that the Kyoto Plan has become—or else scrap it and get ready to start all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/the-challenge-now-is-to-renovate-the-baroque-structure-that-the-kyoto/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [Sometimes electricity provides unexpected benefits. In a remote village in China's Fujian province in which young men have traditionally had a hard time finding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/sometimes-electricity-provides-unexpected-benefits-in-a-remote/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [Urgency and vision are the twin pillars on which humanity's hope now hangs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/urgency-and-vision-are-the-twin-pillars-on-which-humanity-s-hope-now/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [Improved energy productivity and renewable energy are both available in abundance—and new policies and technologies are rapidly making them more economically competitive with fossil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/improved-energy-productivity-and-renewable-energy-are-both-available/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [The bottom of the oil barrel is now visible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/the-bottom-of-the-oil-barrel-is-now-visible/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [Already, China's world-leading solar industry provides water heating for 35 million buildings, and India's pioneering use of rainwater harvesting brings clean water to tens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/already-china-s-world-leading-solar-industry-provides-water-heating/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [Renewable biofuels are meanwhile making inroads in the transportation fuels market and are beginning to have a measurable impact on demand for petroleum fuels,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/renewable-biofuels-are-meanwhile-making-inroads-in-the-transportation/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [Within a few decades...the United States might get 30% of its electricity from sunshine...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/within-a-few-decades-the-united-states-might-get-30-of-its/)

[Christopher Flavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-flavin/)

> [The 1,230 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power generating capacity in place at the end of 2009 now constitutes just over 25 percent of total…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-flavin/the-1-230-gigawatts-gw-of-renewable-power-generating-capacity-in/)

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