Belém, Brazil, The International Energy Agency has released their latest World Energy Outlook report today affirming that a renewable energy transition is underway and could solve the climate crisis along with other societal needs, but governments must urgently speed up.
Kaisa Kosonen, Senior Policy Advisor, Greenpeace Nordic said: "This report clearly shows we still have a choice: a path still exists to avoid the worst of climate disasters by defending the Paris Agreement 1.5°C warming limit and it comes with many benefits. That's the path governments in Belém must take, by agreeing on a roadmap for a fair fossil fuel phase out."
"The great news here is that solar, wind and energy smart solutions are ready to deliver faster CO2 cuts than what countries currently assume in their pledged climate targets. So the key is to push fossil fuels out of the way, and eliminate barriers related to grids, storage and climate finance gaps."
"Regardless of which future scenario you looked at, the winners are clear. The future will be increasingly powered by cheap, abundant renewable energy, coupled with electrification. But we need to speed up and scale up and governments at COP30 must now agree on a global response plan to urgently bridge the 1.5°C ambition gap."
"The Trump administration and his fossil fuel cronies, in trying to turn back the time, will fail. The fossil fuel peak is still coming regardless of the US's bullying tactics towards the IEA to backtrack in their analysis."
"A scenario where solar PV addition rates would stall and electric vehicle market share plateau after a decade is just not credible. The US might succeed in shooting themselves in the foot, by slowing down their own speed and killing their own clean energy jobs, but globally the solar boom will continue, driving rapid clean energy expansion."
Greenpeace is at COP30 in Belém, calling for urgent action to keep the 1.5°C goal within reach, including drastic emissions cuts and agreeing on an implementation plan to end forest destruction by 2030.
