By Sarah McFarlane and Susanna TwidaleMore than 100 countries at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai have agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 - one of the least controversial commitments floated at the conference. Renewable energy is key to meeting the 2015 Paris climate agreement to limit global warming. Across the renewables industry, there are signs of strain. And local opposition to big energy projects has slowed layered bureaucracy with years-long processes to get permits. Ember said global renewable capacity would need a sustained growth rate of 17% annually to triple by 2030, a pace it has already been posting since 2016.

Source: ABC News December 13, 2023 09:49 UTC