Businesses can lead the charge towards 24/7 carbon-free electricity

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Corporates have an opportunity to fast-track the clean power transition by investing in the technologies that can fully decarbonise local grids, writes Climate GRoup's Helen Clarkson

This week the International Energy Agency launched its Renewables 2024 report, outlining that global renewable capacity is expected to grow by 2.7 times by 2030. A renewable energy revolution is underway...

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