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Australia to promote clean energy 　　An 80-year rehabilitation center in Sydney， Australia just had new solar panels installed on its roof. It is the 18th place with solar power in Sydney， a representatativc case of this city’s embrace of the solar polar 　　It is a part of the Australian largest roof-top solar panel project the Sydney government is promoting right now. On the top of the roof of this rehabilitation center， there are 222 brand new solar panels installed， covering 362.65-sqm area of the roof. Annually it could provide the electric power of 82215 kilowatt with the reduction of carbon emission by 87 tons. 　　Clover Moore， Lord Mayor of Sydney， said that the government’s engagement in the solar power could reduce the carbon emission by 3000 tons per year. It will be an important basis for Sydney to develop the clean energy. The new solar panels installed on the rehabilitation center’s roof proved that even the old buildings in the city could accommodate the low-carbon technologies. 　　Moore also added that the traditional coal-based electricity generation is the main source of CO2 in the city as the thermo power plants contribute 80% of the total carbon emission. With solar panels， the emission of CO2 could be reduced to the minimal level. 　　The government of Sydney is going to reduce the carbon emission in the downtown area of Sydney by 70% in 2030. In order to reach this goal， the clean energy will play an important role. Sydney is going to save as much energy as possible in buildings， parks， swimming pools and streets. 　　It is known that the 50% of the solar power project of Sydney government has been completed as 2050 solar panels have been installed on the roof of 18 sites in this city. These solar panels can generate 2 million kilowatt of electric power and reduce the carbon emission by 2073 tons annually. 　　 Australia does not want mega cities 　　Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria in the eastern part of Australia and the second larges