'The age of electricity': What could the global energy landscape look like by 2030?

Michael Holder
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'The age of electricity': What could the global energy landscape look like by 2030?

From an imminent peak in fossil fuel production and global CO2 emissions, to geopolitical volatility and soaring electricity demand, the IEA's latest World Energy Outlook paints a picture of a global energy system in flux

Global carbon emissions and fossil fuel demand are both set to peak this decade, thanks to the rapid adoption of renewables and clean technologies which are thrusting the world into a new "age of electricity"....

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