There are many possible pathways towards a carbon-neutral future. Achieving it by 2050 is possible, but this requires urgent action. This is the central conclusion of SAPEA's evidence review...

The world currently faces a suite of urgent challenges: environmental degradation, diminished biodiversity, climate change and persistent poverty and associated injustices. All of these challenges can...

While energy has a key enabling role in food system transformation and innovation in agriculture, its current use is unsustainable because of the high dependence on fossil fuels...

Renewables 2021 is the IEA’s primary analysis on the sector, based on current policies and market developments. It forecasts the deployment of renewable energy technologies in electricity, transport and heat...

The Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) plays a key role in serving the goals of the European Green Deal by facilitating the delivery of clean energy innovations necessary...

Employment opportunities are a key consideration in planning for a low-carbon economy. Many governments have prioritised renewable energy development, firstly to reduce emissions and meet international...

This review addresses the reconstruction of structural plant components (cellulose, lignin, hemicelluloses) into materials displaying advanced optical properties. The strategies to isolate the main building blocks is discussed...

To keep global warming well-below 2°C, fossil fuels need to dramatically decline and be replaced by low-carbon energy sources. While the technologies to replace fossil fuels...

The world’s energy and food systems must be transformed to cope with growing demand; to become more inclusive, secure, and sustainable; and to come into alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...

The 2021 report is the first state of the energy union report since the adoption of the European Climate Law and the second since the adoption of the European Green Deal. It takes stock of...