Renewable energy is now a commercially attractive investment opportunity!

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Dr. Frank Rijsberman of the Global Green Growth Institute offers an encouraging tour d'horizon across the world's fast changing energy markets

Renewable energy has gained a foothold in many countries as the technology of choice, accounting for one-third of the world's total energy capacity. According to a recent report by the International Renewable...

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