International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent post-lockdown surge in emissions. The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis and prevent a post-lockdown rebound in greenhouse gas emissions that would overwhelm efforts to stave off climate catastrophe, one of the world’s foremost energy experts has warned. Calls for a green recovery globally have now come from experts, economists, health professionals, educators, climate campaigners and politicians. In a report published on Thursday, the IEA – the world’s gold standard for energy analysis – set out the first global blueprint for a green recovery, focusing on reforms to energy generation and consumption.
By Fiona Harvey. The Guardian. June 18, 2020.
