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World likely to miss UN target to triple renewable capacity by 2030: IEA
The world is expected to fall short of the UN’s target to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, despite many countries surpassing their national targets, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report, Renewables 2024. The report forecasts the deployment of over 5.5 TW of renewable energy by 2030, a threefold increase compared to 2017-2023, equivalent to the combined current power capacity of China, India, the US, and the EU. Around 70 countries, representing…
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