Can governments give up using fossil fuels to save the climate?
Now the International Energy Agency has released a landmark report listing ambitious steps that are needed to cut carbon dioxide emissions to zero in 30 years/Aljazeera.
The world’s leading energy agency warned global carbon dioxide emissions are expected to rise at their second-fastest pace ever this year.
Among them is a ban on developments in new coal, gas, and oil projects.
The energy sector is responsible for about 75 percent of the emissions that are driving up global temperatures.
And the agency says a drastic scaling-back of fossil fuels is needed if the world is to stay within safe limits of global warming.
That includes no new gas boilers, or petrol and diesel cars, to list just a few of the everyday conveniences that will be affected.
The IEA called on governments to “act now” if they want to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
So what are the challenges ahead?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Mads Flarup Christensen – Executive director of Greenpeace Nordic
Cornelia Meyer – Economist and oil and gas specialist
Chandra Bhushan – CEO, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology
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