'On the brink of overtaking fossil fuels': Clean energy investment tops $1tr for first time

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'On the brink of overtaking fossil fuels': Clean energy investment tops $1tr for first time

BNEF reports that global investment in the clean energy transition rose 30 per cent last year to record levels

Global investment in the clean energy transition soared to record levels last year, surpassing $1tr as the sector matched the level of investment in fossil fuels for the first time. That was the headline...

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