Fatih Birol, Director General of the International Energy Agency (IEA), assured in his column published in the Financial Times that the world is “approaching a new transformation”. the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel age.
In this sense, the executive warned that the “peak” in coal, oil and natural gas consumption will occur before 2030, after which it will begin to decline due to the widespread use of clean energy and the concerted action of energy mobility. electrical
“Climate policies work”
Referring to the research, Birol said, “We are considering the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era and we need to prepare for the next era.” World Energy Outlook The IEA will publish this next month. “This shows that climate policies are working,” he summarized.
We are facing a “turning point”, political authorities need to double energy financing green However, Birol warned that although we are facing “a turning point”, political authorities must double energy financing. green and reduce the emission of polluting gases.
Last year, IEA expected peak to occur around 2030. However, the forecast has been revised due to the increased pace of installation of renewable technologies in the last 12 months.
Moreover, China’s reduced dependence on heavy industry and economic transfer to less electro-intensive industries or services have contributed to “structural changes” in the Asian ‘giant’. On the other hand, Birol said: “Solar, wind and nuclear power ‘eating China’s coal growth potential’”.
Renewable sources surpass fossil fuels in Europe for the first time
For the first time in history, it became known a few days ago. renewable energy More electricity produced in the European Union from fossil fuels in the first half of this year.
“The decline of fossil fuels is a sign of the times,” according to a report by consulting firm Ember. “Coal and gas are too expensive, too dangerous, and the European Union is eliminating them.”
This report shows that 33 percent of the continent’s electricity was generated from coal and gas in the first half of the year. Electricity production from renewable energy reached 36%.
The report adds: “Between January and June fossil energies generated 410 Terawatt hours in the European Union, the lowest ever recorded in the electricity mix at 33%.” More than two-thirds of the 36% generated by renewable energy came from wind and solar.
This European ‘sorpasso’ of renewable energies has been possible for several reasons. The first stems from the global strategy against climate change. The EU has decided that it will be carbon neutral by 2050, which means minimal use of polluting sources such as oil, gas or coal.
This bet together the decline of nuclear energyIt leads to a rapid increase in the use of renewable energy.
Moreover, renewable energy sources give the EU energy autonomy and mean, for example, that the European Union is not dependent on regimes such as Russia for energy supplies.
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