[r]evolution is in the air, and it's an energy [r]evolution. So I'm hoping that someone puts a copy of the new Greenpeace report under the noses of Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel because it shows how a long term reduction of CO2 emissions to just 80g per km could be achieved in Europe.

With plenty of facts to back it up, the report takes account of an increased world-wide demand in car ownership, and analyses current trends of increasing oil prices to show that there will be a switch away from the combustion engine. Electric cars figure highly in the Greenpeace scenario. Remember I talked about that in a recent post, and told you about the solution we put forward - a future where electric cars will really be greener. When the energy [r]evolution takes place, emissions from private cars will go down to 25% below 1995 levels. I hope you'll agree that it's a pretty impressive number. And renewable electricity will cover 19% of total car energy demand - right now it's barely on the scale.

In these times of economic crisis, it needs to be even more of a priority - investing in renewable energy systems and energy efficiency will actually help stabilise the global economy and allow car makers to sell more cars that really earn the green label. So it will create jobs in the renewable energy and car industries and everyone wins out.

And a recent survey has shown there's an increasing demand for greener cars - in the UK, 3 in 4 buyers would look for a lower CO2 emitting car when making their next purchase.

If you need any more convincing, according to Paul Nieuwenhuis of the Cardiff Business School, the manufacturers have already made investments in the technology needed to make greener cars.

The report shows that the world can meet much more of its energy from renewable and sustainable sources, which is good news for the planet. All the ingredients are there. So what are you waiting for?

Download the report (the cars bit starts on page 174 but there is plenty more interesting stuff in there), and sign up to find out how you can get involved in the energy [r]evolution.