Zero-carbon Europe ‘needs €400bn spent on renewables by 2040’

Aurora report forecasts 400GW in new clean-power plant added but decarbonisation hinges on ‘as-yet-unavailable’ technologies

Wind turbines stand beside the RWE Niederaussem coal-fired power plant near Bergheim, Germany. — Wind turbines stand beside the RWE Niederaussem coal-fired power plant near Bergheim, Germany.Foto: Volker Hartmann/Getty Images

Darius Snieckus in London

Published 19 March 2019, 08:08Updated 19 March 2019, 08:49