Solar could be world's largest power source by 2050, IEA says

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International Energy Agency says solar has potential to provide more than a quarter of global electricity with right policy framework

Solar could outpace fossil fuels, wind, hydro and nuclear to become the world's largest source of electricity by 2050, the International Energy Agency said today. The Paris-based organisation released...

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