Report: Germany should step up renewable heat and transport efforts

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Report from the international renewables body says Germany must expand clean energy focus beyond the power sector

Germany could significantly raise its renewable energy ambitions by stepping up efforts to support the nascent renewable heating and transport sectors, according to a new report released by the International...

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