BP Energy Outlook forecasts five-fold growth in renewables

Madeleine Cuff
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Renewables by far the fastest-growing fuel source over next two decades, according to oil giant, although it expects fossil fuels to still play major role

Renewables are set to be the fastest-growing fuel source through to 2040, according to BP's latest Energy Outlook, jumping five-fold to meet around 14 per cent of the world's primary energy consumption....

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