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Agree on definitions and baselines to track investments in decarbonizing the world's energy system, urge Lucien Georgeson, Mark Maslin and Martyn Poessinouw.

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Georgeson, L., Maslin, M. & Poessinouw, M. Clean up energy innovation. Nature 538, 27–29 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/538027a

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