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Rachelle Abbott

Clean energy hits historic milestone as renewables surpass coal ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

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This episode was released on September 7th.

The world may be at a crucial turning point in the transition to clean power.

A new analysis by energy think tank Ember shows renewable energy generation has overtaken coal globally for the first time on record.

We’re joined by Robert Palmer, deputy director at Uplift, to unpack what this milestone means for the future of energy — from falling costs and growing solar capacity to the political need to phase out oil and gas.

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