Five things we've learned from IRENA's renewables road map to 2030

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New analysis of 40 countries sets out how share of renewables in global power mix could be doubled, delivering massive net cost savings along the way

IRENA's latest edition of its plan to double the global share of renewables in the world's energy mix by 2030 was released today, and its core message remains the same: massively boosting the deployment...

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