Hot air: only four clean energy options on track for Paris targets

The International Energy Agency says only four out of 38 clean energy technologies are on track to help hit the Paris climate change emissions reduction targets.

Most energy technologies are seen as slowly getting
 off track to meet their Paris climate change agreement targets.

The IEA’s latest report has found only solar panels, LED lights, electric vehicles and data centre energy management technology are on track to help the world meet its energy and carbon dioxide emissions sustainability goals.

Wind generation, hydropower, gas and batteries were all recognised as needing more development to achieve the Paris climate target of a two-degree reduction in temperatures below pre-industrial levels. Coal-fired and geothermal power were described as completely off track.

Read Cole Latimer’s story from The Age - “Hot air: only four clean energy options on track for Paris targets.”