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Brookfield ‘Wouldn’t Bet Against’ Biden’s Zero-Carbon 2035 Goal

  • Asset manager is one of the biggest renewables investors
  • Greening the U.S. grid will require a surge in wind and solar
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The chief executive officer of Brookfield Renewable Partners LP said President Joe Biden’s ambitious goal of fully greening U.S. power grids by 2035 will be helped by growing investment in clean energy.

“Is it achievable or not? Nobody has a crystal ball, but we wouldn’t bet against technology and we wouldn’t bet against the capital that’s flowing into the sector,” Connor Teskey, who heads the clean-power giant, said in an interview on Wednesday.