Government Failing on Low Carbon Energy

Clean energy technologies are not being deployed quickly enough to tackle climate change, and if we don’t change this we can expect global temperature rises of 6°C by the end of the century according to a new report from the International Energy Agency.

 

According to Tackling Clean Energy Progress the good news is the use of more ‘mature’ renewables such as onshore wind and solar photovoltaics, has grown over the last decade and in some countries the cost of solar PV has fallen by 75% in three years – proving that rapid change is possible. The bad news is that most clean energy technologies are not on track to make their required contribution to reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and thereby provide a more secure energy system.

 

The report recommends promoting energy efficiency, encouraging clean energy techonologies and accelerating energy innovation.

www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/name,26624,en.html