clean energy revolution

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the rapid and sweeping transformation of the global energy system from one dominated by fossil fuels to one powered by renewable sources including solar, wind, hydropower, and geothermal energy, accompanied by dramatic improvements in energy efficiency and the electrification of transport, heating, and industry; the clean energy revolution is driven by falling costs of solar panels and batteries, ambitious climate policy, corporate decarbonisation commitments, and growing public awareness of climate risk; it entails not only technological change but economic and social transformation, reshaping employment, geopolitical power, infrastructure, and the relationship between energy consumers and producers; the pace and completeness of this revolution will largely determine whether the world limits global warming to levels consistent with avoiding catastrophic climate impacts