IEA: Global wind and solar rollout to slow in 2020 despite 'impressive resilience'

Michael Holder
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New renewable power capacity set to drop 13 per cent from last year but rebound in 2021 after coronavirus crisis

Fewer wind farms, solar plants, and other renewable power projects are set to be built around the world this year as a result of Covid-19 disruption, marking the first slump in renewables growth in two...

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