Renewables to near 50 per cent of global energy supply by 2050

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But big gas will overtake big oil in global energy mix, putting world on track to miss Paris targets, predicts risk assurance giant DNV GL

A massive increase in renewable energy and the emergence of gas as the world's dominant fuel source will lead to a halving of global energy-related CO2 emissions by mid-century, according to influential...

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