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'Unstoppable momentum': Business-backed report concludes Paris-aligned power sector can be delivered

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock 12 October 2020 •
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'S curve' deployment suggest goals of Paris Agreement can be achieved, but only if policy framework 'encourages, sustains, and extends' the deployment of clean technologies, according to researchers from UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources

Current renewable energy deployment trends suggest the power sector remains off track to deliver the emissions reductions required to meet global climate goals, but a new report from UCL's Institute for...

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