Facebook vows to hit 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2020

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Social network also promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75 per cent by the end of the decade

Facebook is set to be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity by the end of the decade, the internet giant has announced, after hitting its goal of sourcing half its power from renewables a year...

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