Renewable energy chief says climate goals need radical action

Hilda Nakabuye, centre, a Fridays for Future activist from Uganda, talks with Annalena Baerbock, German foreign minister, and Robert Habeck, federal minister for economic affairs and climate protection (dpa via AP)

The world needs to take “radical action” to shift away from fossil fuels and ensure global warming does not pass dangerous thresholds, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has said.

The agency’s 348-page report concluded that investments of 5.7 trillion dollars (£4.3 trillion) in renewable energy are needed globally each year until 2030 to reduce emissions and meet the goals of the Paris climate accord.