'Forgotten element of the energy transition': How filling developing nations' $2.4tr green investment gap is critical to net zero

Michael Holder
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Pipeline of investable renewable energy and low carbon infrastructure projects in developing and emerging nations is shrinking, warns study from Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

An "alarming shortage" of clean energy and low carbon infrastructure projects in developing countries and emerging markets poses a major threat to meeting the global climate goals contained in the Paris...

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