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Marion Rae and Kat Wong

UNCOVERED: Solar nation setting the pace for emissions reduction - Caught on Camera

A surge in renewable energy investment has helped reduce Australia's emissions. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians are helping to keep the lights on as coal plants get phased out, climate negotiators have been told, with clean energy on track to meet half of all electricity demand worldwide.

A report released by the Clean Energy Council and Green Energy Markets at the COP29 climate conference shows a surge in renewable energy investment since 2015 has reduced Australia's emissions by 30 per cent compared to remaining dependent on coal.

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