Fatih Birol

Experts say the world is "past peak fossil power" but warn against uneven development of energy projects.

Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming fossil fuels like oil and gas and toward renewable energy, electric cars and heat pumps — similar to how sharp increases in the price of oil during the 1970s unleashed efforts to conserve fuel, the head of the International Energy Agency said.

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg slammed corporate bigwigs meeting in Davos, Switzerland for “fuelling the destruction of the planet” by investing in fossil fuels and prioritizing short-term profits over people affected by the climate crisis.