Report: Almost 140 countries can switch to 100 per cent clean energy

Madeleine Cuff
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Wind, water and sunlight can power all energy sectors in 139 countries, claim Stanford researchers

A team of US scientists have set out an ambitious roadmap they say will lead to 139 countries around the world switching to 100 per cent renewable power, a result that would limit global warming to under...

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