IEA: COP28 goals to triple renewables and double energy efficiency are 'feasible'

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Global energy goals can be met, provided governments press ahead with major investment in grids, focus on energy efficiency, and deliver ambitious national climate plans

Tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030 is possible, if governments work to embed the landmark global energy goals into national policymaking...

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