<p>With less than three decades left to halt the continuous increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the atmosphere (i.e., achieving net-zero), the next few years will be critical for our planet. Already, the earth is about 1.1&deg;C warmer than it was in the late 1800s. To limit global warming to around 1.5&deg;C, as called for in the Paris Agreement, GHG emissions need to peak by 2025 and fall by 43% before 2030, according to the latest report by the UN&rsquo;s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).&nbsp;&nbsp; At the same time, carbon dioxide emissions need to reach net zero globally in the early 2050s.</p>

<p>As of November 2022, around 140 countries had announced or were considering net-zero targets.&nbsp; However, despite the pledges and efforts by governments and businesses to deal with the causes of global warming, CO2 emissions from energy and industry have increased by 60% since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was signed in 1992. In fact, current national climate plans &ndash; for all 193 Parties to the Paris Agreement &ndash; would lead to an alarming increase of almost 13.7% in global GHG emissions by 2030 compared to 2010 levels.</p>

<p>As the biggest single GHG emitting sector, responsible for around three-quarters of GHG emissions, the energy sector has a pivotal role to play in the transition to net-zero.&nbsp;&nbsp; This must involve fundamental changes and requires more efficient energy consumption, a huge decline in the use of fossil fuels, rapid deployment of available clean-energy technologies, and widespread use of technologies that are not on the market. The latter will need huge leaps in innovation.<br />
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However, there&rsquo;s a rocky road ahead. Wide-scale adoption of renewable energy is still a long way off, the global energy mix is still dominated by fossil fuels, and about USD 4 trillion a year needs to be invested in renewable energy until 2030 to allow the world to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.&nbsp; Additionally, while global energy demand in 2050 is expected to be around 8% smaller than today, it will serve an economy more than twice as big &ndash; and a population with 2 billion more people.</p>

<p>The first webinar of our 2023 series will host a panel of international experts from industry and academia to discuss the energy sector&rsquo;s transition to net zero, including current targets and future scenarios, and the extent to which these goals are achievable.</p>

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<p><u><strong>Registeration Link:</strong></u></p>

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<p>Kind regards,<br />
The Al-Attiyah Foundation</p>
