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According to a recent study entitled The Renewables Global Status Report, new solar, wind and hydropower sources were added in 2015 at the fastest rate the world has yet seen. Investments in renewables during 2015 were more than double the amount spent on new coal and gas-fired plants. And, for the first time, emerging economies spent more than the rich on renewable power and fuels. What this last news item shows is that we have taken gigantic steps in the technology of sustainability. Yet, as the population on our planet continues to grow and the large populations of more developing nations aspire to better their living standards, we are depleting planet Earth of its resources faster than ever before. The only way forward is to try harder than ever before to work towards attaining environmental, social and economic sustainability for all. The stakes for not trying to achieve this will be very high indeed.