inQUIZitve- Quiz on Clean and Renewable Sources of Energy

Which of the following developing countries derives the most energy from solar power?

How much renewable energy does the world generate approximately?

Of the 192 countries in the world, how many have defined renewable energy policy targets, till last year?

What is the oldest known use of renewable energy?

Which among the following is most energy efficient?

As going by the trends in global energy consumption, what is expected to continue to provide the majority of the increase in marketed energy use worldwide?

In India when was the importance of renewable energy sources, in the transition to a sustainable energy base, first recognised?

What all kinds of implementation programmes does the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) facilitate?

What is the major renewable energy resource used for electricity generation in Spain ?

As of 2015, what approx percentile of Spain’s electricity is generated from technologies that produce zero carbon emissions, i.e., renewable and nuclear energy?

Which country recently became first in the world to have relied on wind as its top energy source for an entire year?

Under Spain’s royal decree law 24/2013, of the electricity sector, what were the major targets covered for clean energy use?

According to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015, which country in the world saw the biggest renewable energy investments in 2014, 39% upwards from 2013?

Which historical global conference was the FIRST major step towards a global agreement on greenhouse emissions reduction and first to recognise atmosphere as a natural resource?

Under Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament, on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, what is the set target to be achieved by all member states in energy consumption in the transportation sector by 2020?

What are the major challenges that have traditionally characterised the Spanish energy sector?

Which country developed the first windmill?

Is lack of funding, a major reason in developing countries regarding the unsuccessful implementation of renewable resources?

By next century, global temperature is expected to rise by about 2 degree Celsius, which UN Convention reached an agreement, a global agreement on the reduction of climate change, efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C, the text of which represented a consensus of the representatives of the 196 parties attending?

The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that world primary energy demand between now and 2030 will increase by 1.5% per year, from just over 12,000 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) to 16,800 Mtoe- an overall increase of 40%. Which countries are more likely to be the main drivers of this growth?