Greenpeace: Renewables to undercut all other forms of power across the G20 by 2030

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Greenpeace: Renewables to undercut all other forms of power across the G20 by 2030

Ahead of G20 Summit, new study predicts wind and solar to outcompete fossil fuels in all of the world's major economies

Renewables have been cheaper or equal in price to power from new coal or nuclear plants in around half of G20 countries since 2015, according to a new Greenpeace commissioned report, which predicts wind...

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