Analysts hail €20 EU carbon price as 'tipping point' for wind and solar competitiveness
Sandbag research suggests new onshore wind and solar projects can now compete with short term costs of generating power from existing coal and gas plants
"It's never been easier for Europe to phase-out fossil fuels." That's the assessment from NGO Sandbag in response to this week's latest surge in EU carbon prices, which took the price of a tonne of carbon...
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