Urgent policies needed to steer countries to net zero, says IEA chief

Economies are gearing up for return to fossil fuel use instead of forging green recovery, warns Fatih BirolNew energy policies are urgently needed to put countries on the path to net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the world’s leading energy economist has warned, as economies are rapidly gearing up for a return to fossil fuel use instead of forging a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.Most of the world’s biggest economies now have long-term goals of reaching net zero by mid-century, but few have the policies required to meet those goals, said Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Related: World needs to kick its coal habit to start green recovery, says IEA head Continue reading...