Paris Agreement target still alive thanks to clean energy growth, says IEA

Solar power capacity and electric car sales have increased in line with what it said is necessary to achieve the mid-century target

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023 - 11:18

Danny Halpin, PA Environment Correspondent

The window for keeping the Paris Agreement alive has shrunk but remains open thanks to the growth in clean power generation, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.

In an update to its roadmap towards net zero by 2050 published two years ago, the IEA said solar power capacity and electric car sales have increased in line with what it said is necessary to achieve the mid-century target of stopping the Earth’s climate heating 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures.