'Unstoppable': Why renewables are on course to power half of the world's energy system by 2030

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International Energy Agency research predicts renewables will continue to grow but warns stronger policies are still needed to reach 1.5 °C ambitions by 2030

The global energy system could look "considerably different" by the end of the decade as a result of the "phenomenal rise" in clean energy technologies increasingly being used to power myriad aspects of...

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