![]() Then, one day he received a phone call from the office of the president of Uruguay, inviting him to put his plan into action.Ĭountries all over the world have announced lofty goals to reduce the emissions that cause climate change. Méndez Galain shared his plan online and in a series of informal lectures. It would be better for the climate, and, he thought, in the long run it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make. ![]() He started researching different energy sources and eventually wrote up a plan for how Uruguay's power grid could transition to renewable energy. Ramón Méndez Galain was, at the time, a particle physicist, but he wanted to apply his scientific mind to this issue. ![]() ![]() The economy of this country of 3.5 million people was growing, but there wasn't enough energy to power all that growth. In 2007, Uruguay had a massive problem with no obvious fix. ![]()
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