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January2022

Renewable energy

AGROVOC URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25719

FAO/Alessia Pierdomenico

Renewable energy, as experts assert, is a durable solution for energy security which is a vital necessity for humanity and also renewable energy sources contribute to climate change mitigation since they emit zero or much less greenhouse gases into the environment than fossil fuels.



 

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