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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Nathalie ALONSO

'Age Of Electricity' Coming As Fossil Fuels Set To Peak: IEA

IEA chief Fatih Birol says the world is 'moving at speed into the Age of Electricity' (Credit: AFP)

More than half of the world's electricity will be generated by low-emission sources before 2030 but the deployment of clean energy is "far from uniform" across the globe, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.

Demand for oil, gas and coal is still projected to peak by the end of the decade, possibly creating a surplus of fossil fuels, the IEA said in its annual World Energy Outlook.

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