{"id":10961,"date":"2017-11-18T16:10:23","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T00:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=10961"},"modified":"2023-01-06T20:42:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T04:42:07","slug":"business-english-vocabulary-news-40-renewable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/18\/business-english-vocabulary-news-40-renewable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 40 &#8211; Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10961-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN40-Renewables.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN40-Renewables.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN40-Renewables.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN40POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-40-Renewable-Energy-Cover-1-600x239.png\" alt=\"Business English News Lesson 40 - Renewable Energy\" width=\"600\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-40-Renewable-Energy-Cover-1-600x239.png 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-40-Renewable-Energy-Cover-1-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-40-Renewable-Energy-Cover-1-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-40-Renewable-Energy-Cover-1-200x80.png 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-40-Renewable-Energy-Cover-1-400x160.png 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-40-Renewable-Energy-Cover-1.png 787w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Early energy sources were simple; fire was discovered to heat things, and then along came conversion &#8211; such as fire under a kettle producing steam. But times have changed, and the impact of using non-renewable sources of energy, or fossil fuels, is one that we can no longer afford to ignore. Putting the climate change debate aside, there are real commercial opportunities that businesses and governments can, and should, consider.<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"\/quiz\/BEN40SN-Renewables.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF Transcript<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN40QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quizzes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN40POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN40-Renewables.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn business English vocabulary related to renewable 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