Renewables share of EU energy mix keeps climbing, as UK downgrades emissions projections

James Murray
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Official statistics from EU and UK highlight continued expansion of continent's renewables industry

Official data from the EU and the UK government have this week underlined the growing strength of the continent's renewables industry, confirming renewable energy delivered almost 17 per cent of the EU's...

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