Fossil fuel power generation has peaked worldwide, think tanks claim

Michael Holder
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Emerging economies on course to 'leapfrog' fossil fuel power infrastructure and move straight to renewables-dominated grids, according to new analysis from Carbon Tracker and India's CEEW

Fossil fuel electricity generation has now peaked worldwide, as emerging economies increasingly seize the economic and societal benefits of low-cost renewable energy sources, according to influential think...

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