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This is how the world can close the ‘green’ investment gap, according to Al Gore

This is how the world can close the ‘green’ investment gap, according to Al Gore. The world invested a record $1.7 trillion in clean energy in 2023. But this falls far short of what’s needed to keep the energy transition on target. Experts say the world needs to invest $18 trillion by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5˚C. Here are several ways to ramp up green investment, according to Al Gore.

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