Report: Wind and solar to deliver half the world's power by 2050

James Murray
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BloombergNEF report concludes that in nearly two thirds of the world wind and solar are the least expensive option for new capacity, but long term challenges remain for grid decarbonisation efforts

The flurry of reports showing global greenhouse gas emissions are rising once again may have sparked widespread fears the goals of the Paris Agreement will be missed, but according to one of the world's...

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