BRIC countries need extra $51bn per year to hit clean energy targets

Madeleine Cuff
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Analysis suggests significant new financing is needed to deliver 498GW of renewable energy promised under Paris Agreements

The BRIC countries - Brazil, China, Russia and India - are $51bn short of the annual investment needed to deliver on the clean energy targets promised under the Paris Agreement, according to new research....

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