Governments could use energy transformations to create jobs, meet climate targets and produce cumulative global GDP gains of US$98 trillion above the usual scenarios by 2050, according to a new report on Monday.
The International Renewable Energy Agency's inaugural annual Global Renewables Outlook said nations could fully decarbonize by mid-century, in ways that revitalize their economies hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, if they use their COVID-19 stimulus packages to promote clean energy technologies.