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An energy revolution

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Meeting agreed targets for the decarbonization of Europe's energy sector is a tall order, but progress is being made — Sonja van Renssen reports.

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  1. European Climate Foundation Power Perspectives 2030: On the Road to a Decarbonised Power Sector (ECF, 2011); available at http://www.roadmap2050.eu/pp2030.

  2. European Commission A Roadmap for Moving to a Competitive Low Carbon Economy in 2050 COM(2011) 112 final (EC, 2011); available via http://go.nature.com/iRUHJY.

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van Renssen, S. An energy revolution. Nature Clim Change 2, 19–20 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1337

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