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  • World power sector emissions seen peaking in 2029 -research
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/solar-investment-idUSL8N0Z82V720150623

    World emissions [from the power sector] will start to fall after 2029 to 14.8 gigatonnes in 2040, which is 13 percent above 2014 levels.

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    Overall, around $12.2 trillion will be invested in global power generation between 2015 and 2040. Renewables will account for two thirds of that, while $1.6 trillion will be spent on coal, $1.2 trillion on gas and $1.3 trillion on nuclear.

    Fossil fuels will account for 44 percent of world power generation in 2040, down from 67 percent in 2014.

    Natural gas will not be the main transition fuel to wean the world off coal, the report said. Coal-to-gas switching will mainly take place in the United States, while developing nations will use both coal and renewables.

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