No growth for oil and coal from 2020 as electric cars and solar blossom

Fossil fuel demand destruction likely as industry underrates disruptive impact of new technologies
Falling costs of electric vehicle and solar technology could halt growth in global demand for oil and coal from 2020, a new report co-authored by the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London and the Carbon Tracker Initiative launched on Thursday finds, challenging the wisdom of backing fossil fuel expansion. …