The number of countries announcing pledges to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades continues to grow. At the same time, questions are being asked about whether net-zero emissions can be achieved globally by 2050 with a view to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, and in particular what it would mean for the energy sector.
This underlines the need for a global pathway that explores what would need to happen to the energy sector to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In line with an official request by the COP26 Presidency, the IEA is developing a new special report providing the first comprehensive energy-sector pathway towards global net-zero emissions by 2050. The IEA special report assesses the policy requirements, the deployment and innovation needs, the necessary investments, the economic benefits and the wider implications for the world.
