Way to go Pope Benedict and all of you Vatican eco-warriors! Today the Vatican is scheduled to activate their new solar power system. This system will provide 20% of the city-state's power by 2020. It will also make them slightly more autonomous from Italy, since they won't have to get all of their energy from their surrounding neighbor. You could even say that the Vatican is reducing it's dependence on foreign energy!
The Vatican, which is comprised of 108 acres in the center of Rome, will also be able to greatly reduce their CO2 emissions thanks to the 2,400 photovoltaic panels perched, unseen from the ground, on the roof of "Nervi Hall." One of the most important requirements for the system, set up by German company SolarWorld, was that it not disturb the iconic Vatican skyline.
Pope Benedict has a growing reputation for being an environmentalist. He has appealed to people to use renewable energy sources, and the Vatican even hosted a scientific conference on climate warming. Nowthat's leadership worth listening to!
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