The energy sector holds the keys on climate

The rising energy demand of the last half-century was met principally by fossil fuels, the burning of which accounts for twothirds of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. [...]a further 10% of the emissions savings are achieved through an almost complete phase-out of fossil fuel consumption subsid...

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Published in:The OECD observer 2015-11 (304), p.8
Main Author: Birol, Fatih
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Birol, Fatih
Carbon
Climate
Climate change
Coal-fired power plants
Collaboration
Consumption
Cost control
Economic growth
Emissions
Energy consumption
Energy demand
Energy efficiency
Energy industry
Energy sector
Fossil fuels
Fuels
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Identification keys
Industrial plant emissions
Infrastructure
Publishing
Subsidies
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Summary:The rising energy demand of the last half-century was met principally by fossil fuels, the burning of which accounts for twothirds of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. [...]a further 10% of the emissions savings are achieved through an almost complete phase-out of fossil fuel consumption subsidies by 2030.
ISSN:0029-7054
1561-5529