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20 April 2020 • 5 min read

Paris Agreement should serve as compass for post-Covid-19 recovery, argues International Renewable Energy Agency

The global economic response to the coronavirus crisis should accelerate the shift towards net zero emissions, delivering a multi-trillion dollar renewable energy drive that offers a pathway that would...

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