Global Briefing: Renewables dominate US energy additions in Trump's first 100 days

James Murray
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Wind and solar projects continue to prosper in the US, Vinted celebrates in France, and calls grow to tackle bottom trawling

President Trump may have made no secret of his hostility to renewable energy projects, but it has not stopped renewables dominating the energy project pipeline in the US during the three months since Trump...

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