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Falling costs put renewables on course to meet half of global power demand by 2050

Madeleine Cuff

20 June 2018 •

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São Benedito Wind Farm | Credit: Incisive Media

New analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance suggests just 29 per cent of global electricity production will be provided by fossil fuels by mid-century

The world's energy sector is on course to source half its power from wind and solar technologies by 2050, according to a major new outlook published yesterday by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)...

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