SPEEDING UP THE TRANSITION
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In November 2021, COP26 brought together governments, businesses, organisations and investors from all over the world to discuss the shift to clean energy. With the effects of climate change making themselves felt with increasing frequency and ferocity, experts warn that we must scale up the shift to clean power faster to provide sustainable and affordable energy for all.
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Chargé d’Affaires at the British Embassy in
Experts predict that by 2050 renewable energy
Ashgabat, John Hamilton, wrote about the
could power the world. Mitigating the impact
global transition to cleaner energy on COP26
of climate change would have numerous
Energy Day 2021. Mr Hamilton indicated that
benefits, reducing pollution – which kills up
with storms raging, temperatures rising and
to seven million people a year – by eliminating
crops failing, the world has reached a critical
the need to burn fossil fuels.
moment. In order to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, i.e. keeping global temperature rises at or below 1.5°C, it will be crucial to reduce reliance on oil, coal and natural gas by switching to renewable energy sources like solar and wind.
In addition, keeping the planet below the 1.5°C global warming target would mean less droughts, floods, storms and other extreme weather events, as well as reducing energy bills.
In addition, keeping the planet below the 1.5°C global warming target would mean less droughts, floods, storms and other extreme weather events, as well as reducing energy bills.
You can learn more about sustainable energy by visiting the blog of Mark Lyttleton.