The landscape of the global clean energy industry is transforming, with many technology-following firms in developing countries rapidly catching up to — and potentially poised to overtake — leaders in the developed world. New analysis reveals a clearer picture of this changing geography of clean energy value chains over time.
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Haakonsson, S. Changing geography of clean tech. Nat Energy 5, 735–736 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-00690-9
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