'Vicious cycles': Could climate impacts 'derail' the clean energy transition?

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'Vicious cycles': Could climate impacts 'derail' the clean energy transition?

Major new report urges business and policymakers to respond to escalating 'derailment risks', which could quickly undermine the global clean tech boom

Can you build a clean energy system if the grid keeps getting destroyed by ever more intense storms? Can you decarbonise power supplies if heat waves send demand for cooling technologies soaring? Can you...

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