Energia
New Energy Transitions Commission Briefing Paper - Six Actions to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C
Many of the actions entail minimal cost and would spur further innovation and support green economic development; and all of them could be given impetus at COP26 via commitments from leading countries and companies, without the need for comprehensive international agreement. But two high priority actions – ending deforestation and reducing emissions from existing coal plants – will need to be supported by climate finance flows from rich developed countries.
The recommendations cover six areas: cutting methane emissions, ending deforestation and other nature-based solutions, moving faster beyond coal, accelerating road transport electrification, decarbonising key industrial and other "harder to abate" sectors, and achieving improvements in energy efficiency.
said COP26 President-Designate, Alok Sharma .
commented Adair Turner , Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission.
Nigel Topping , UK High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26 , said:
The six categories of action identified by the ETC are:
Sumant Sinha , Chairman and Managing Director, ReNew Power, said:
This report constitutes a collective view of the Energy Transitions Commission. Members of the ETC endorse the general thrust of the arguments made in this report but should not be taken as agreeing with every finding or recommendation. The institutions with which the Commissioners are affiliated have not been asked to formally endorse the report.
To read the full report, please visit: https://www.energy-transitions.org/publications/keeping-1-5-alive/ (Live at 7:00GMT 30/09/21).
For further information please visit the ETC website at www.energy-transitions.org.
The list of ETC Commissioners can be found here.
Quotes from our Commissioners: The list of quotes from our ETC Commissioners can be found here.
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