'Turning point' as IEA sees fossil fuels peaking for the first time

Russia’s war in Ukraine has triggered an acceleration in the green transition, with fossil fuels for the first time expected to peak “in the 2030s”, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Frédéric Simon Euractiv.com

For the first time, the IEA is projecting “a distinct peak of fossil fuels” whose share in the global energy mix is expected to fall from around 80% to about 70% “in the 2030s” under current policies, said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy. Agency (IEA). [<a href="https://webgate.epa.eu/id/57673521" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[EPA-EFE/RADEK PIETRUSZKA]</a>]

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