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Never mind COP24, OPEC may be barrelling us towards a greener world

Juliet Davenport, Good Energy

14 December 2018 • 2 min read

All eyes are on COP24, but Juliet Davenport argues it is the latest OPEC meeting that could provide the bigger boost for clean technologies

As COP24 comes to a close it may be an opposing event, run in tandem last week, that has the most significant impact on the transition to clean energy. While in Poland, representatives from 200 countries...

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