IEA says world needs ‘laser-like focus’ to bring down emissions 0 SHARES Share it! The IEA said that under its Sustainable Development Scenario, global CO2 emissions would fall two thirds from 2018 by 2050, with net-zero achieved in 2070. Yet emissions from energy continue to rise, increasing 1.9 percent in 2018, the largest jump since 2013, the IEA said. Birol said “the world urgently needs to put a laser-like focus on bringing down global emissions.”He called for a “grand coalition” of governments, industry and citizens to tackle climate change. Global energy demand jumped 2.3 percent in 2018, its largest increase since 2010, with China, the United States, and India accounting for most of the gain.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 13, 2019 02:03 UTC