'Good news': Study charts contrasting fortunes for coal and renewables financing costs

Cecilia Keating
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Landmark analysis from Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme reveals costs of financing coal projects have soared over the past decade, while renewable energy financing costs have moved in the opposite direction

The financing costs for coal and renewable energy projects have shifted dramatically over the past decade, with the risk profile for renewables projects plummeting and the risk premium attached to coal...

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