IEA: Clean tech R&D spending must be tripled to hit climate goals

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Investment of $51bn a year needed to put world back on track to limit global warming to 2C, International Energy Agency says

Spending on low-carbon technology research and development must rise threefold to over $50bn a year if the world is to meet its climate goals, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned. In a...

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