The real economy is not a side event in the global decarbonization effort
The real economy needs to be at the centre of climate action, with the harder-to-abate sectors key to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
There is an urgent need to make the right decisions about the world’s energy systems. The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), comprised of a diverse group from across the energy landscape, aims to accelerate change to low-carbon energy systems that enable robust economic development and limit the rise in global temperature to well below 2°C.
The real economy needs to be at the centre of climate action, with the harder-to-abate sectors key to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
A revolution in steel production is within our reach, with a range of solutions such as replacing coal with green hydrogen, near technological readiness.
If sufficiently forceful action is taken over the next few years and sustained over the next three decades, we can cut emissions to net zero carbon levels