Fatih Birol: Age of electricity is here, but dark geopolitical shadow looms over energy sector

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Christopher Mertz

IEA executive director reflects on the emergence of electricity as the world's 'dominant energy source', even as the consensus on climate action comes under fire

The world may be on the cusp of an "age of electricity" driven by renewable energy and a global clean tech boom, but International Energy Agency (IEA) executive director Fatih Birol has today warned the...

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