Report: Fossil fuels' share of final energy mix same now as 10 years ago

Cecilia Keating
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Policymakers must step up efforts to deliver major 'structural shift' away from fossil fuels across all societal and economic activities, report warns

Fossil fuels remain as dominant in the global energy mix today as they did 10 years ago in a disturbing trend for the planet that will only be exacerbated by governments' continued investments in coal,...

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