UN to forecast renewables boom through to 2050

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Leaked Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report predicts a 100 exajoule increase in renewable energy capacity

The United Nations is set to forecast substantial increases in the deployment of renewable energy through to 2050 as clean technologies such as wind and solar power improve and costs fall. The UN's...

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