Denmark eyes up fossil fuel-free future

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Danish climate commission report predicts the country could switch to renewables by the middle of the century

The falling cost of renewable energy and rising cost of oil and gas will allow Denmark to develop an energy network entirely free of fossil fuels by 2050, according to a report published by the government's...

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