Multi-trillion dollar opportunity: BNEF charts course to a net zero global energy system

Michael Holder
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Between $92tr and $173tr of investment needed to drive net zero energy transition over next 30 years, major new report estimates

Up to $173tr may be needed to fund the global economy's net zero transformation over the next 30 years, although the precise decarbonisation pathway the world will follow remains highly uncertain due to...

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