IPCC: Almost 80 per cent of global energy to come from renewables by 2050

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UN-commissioned report predicts 77 per cent of energy could come from renewable sources, but only if the right policies are adopted

The full scale of the growth potential enjoyed by the global renewable energy industry has been underlined today with the release of a major new UN-commissioned report, which predicts that renewable sources...

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