This country runs on 98 percent renewable electricity | Ramon Mendez Galain
b"Fifteen years ago, Uruguay was experiencing an energy crisis brought on by its reliance on fossil fuels; today, the nation produces 98 percent of its electricity from renewable sources (and even exports extra energy to neighboring countries). How did they turn things around so quickly? Uruguay's former secretary of energy, Ram\\xf3n M\\xe9ndez Galain, explains how they pulled off this unprecedented shift -- and shares how any other country can do the same."