As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets
As the world approaches a 1.5 °C temperature increase, the article argues that focusing on clean-energy targets is more effective than adhering to temperature limits. It suggests replacing the Paris Agreement's temperature goal with a clean-energy shift metric, which measures the growth rate of clean energy supply against total energy demand.
We argue that the main focus of climate action in 2026 and beyond should be on accelerating the clean-energy revolution. And the rate at which clean energy displaces fossil fuels in the global economy should become the key measure of climate progress. Here we describe how such progress can be tracked and incentivized using a metric we call the clean-energy shift. Unlike chasing intangible temperature targets, cleaning up the energy sector is a more-focused battle that the world can win.
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