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The road to carbon neutrality could be messy

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By Susan Yellin | Jan. 14, 2022, 10:20 a.m.

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“Messy means that we may not get off oil and gas and get to electric grids with hydro power in a seamless fashion,” says Joe Overdevest, Fidelity’s Director of Research and Portfolio Manager.

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