Study: Fossil fuels offer 'increasingly poor' return on energy investment
Renewables are fast catching up with fossil fuels on the amount of energy they yield compared to how much they require to build and operate, scientists say
Fossil fuels offer an increasingly poor return on energy investment, while returns secured from renewable energy sources could well be set to increase in future, a new study led by researchers at the University...
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