'Clarion call': Global energy sector still moving in 'opposite direction' to 1.5C targets

Stuart Stone
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Soaring renewables deployment suggest a peak could be nearing, but global energy-related emissions still rose in 2022, according to Statistical Review of World Energy

Greenhouse gas emissions from the global enegry system continued to rise last year, despite a record levels of generation from the renewables sector driven by the rapid roll out of new wind and solar projects....

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