'Coasting along': UN experts issue warning on decarbonisation progress

Annual assessment of global green progress warns pace of decarbonisation beyond electricity sector too slow
The low-carbon revolution is continuing apace in the electricity sector, but much more effort is still needed to accelerate change across heating, cooling and transport. That's according to a major new...
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