At the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP 21, the U.S. said it would target greenhouse gas emission reductions of 26 percent to 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025.

The meeting’s outcome points to most countries’ desire for decarbonization and makessolar, wind and energy-efficiency investments more attractive, says Harris Roen of the Roen Financial Report, which tracks alternative energy mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

The agreement, as well as the domestic Clean Power Plan, means coal will lose out as power plants switch to cleaner-burning natural gas and renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar generation, creating a new energy landscape that will benefit some companies more than others.

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