UK launches new Global Clean Power Alliance, as COP29 talks edge forward

James Murray
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UK launches new Global Clean Power Alliance, as COP29 talks edge forward

UPDATED: Countries join new push to tackle barriers to the clean energy transition, as Ministers at COP29 wait on fresh negotiating texts to be released overnight

The UK officially launched the Global Clean Power Alliance at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, fuelling hopes that a growing coalition of countries are willing to push for an ambitious new climate...

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