IEA Report: Slim Chance of Holding Global Warming Below Catastrophic Level

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its annual 'World Energy Outlook' report, stating that there is a slim chance of keeping global warming below a catastrophic level. The report highlights the need for a significant reduction in fossil fuel usage.

With practically all the media bandwidth for non-local news taken up by two tribal territorial struggles that would not have seemed out of place in 15th-century AD – or indeed the 15th-century BC – you may have missed the latest release from the International Energy Agency .

Now, finally, the IEA says the global share of fossil fuels may be starting to drop a little – but only a little. The IEA has a ‘Net Zero 2050' scenario in which we would indeed accomplish that miracle, but to get on track for that would require tripling our clean power production and doubling our investment in energy efficiency by 2030.

 

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