'A tough but achievable stretch': Why the world needs to accelerate the deployment of existing clean tech

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Bloomberg NEF's latest clean energy outlook warns that time is running out to achieve net zero goals - but an 1.65C warming scenario is still possible

Time is running out to deliver a net zero emission economy by 2050, with governments' ability to cap global temperatures at the limits established by the Paris Agreement set to be dictated by the pace...

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