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World adds 260GW of renewables in 2020, pandemic be damned

DESPITE the economic ravages wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous records for global renewable energy deployment, adding 260 gigawatts – exceeding 2019’s deployment levels by 50%, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

Marks the start of the decade of renewables: IRENA

Marks the start of the decade of renewables: IRENA

The Agency's Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 report shows that renewable energy's share of all new generating capacity rose considerably for the second year in a row. More than 80% of all new electricity...

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