'Almost no progress': World Economic Forum raises concern over low-carbon energy transition

Influential body warns greening of the global energy transition has stagnated over last five years, as IEA report confirms coal use rose again last year
The world's energy systems have not become any greener in the last five years, a damning assessment from the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded yesterday. The report came within hours of the latest...
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