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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose

Companies still investing too much in fossil fuels, global energy watchdog says

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Oil and gas companies spend about 2.5% of their capital on clean energy technologies such as renewables and electric vehicle charging, compared with 97.5% on traditional business areas, according to Fatih Birol. Photograph: Oeyvind Gravaas/Equinor/Reuters

Fossil fuel companies are investing twice as much in oil and gas as they should if the world hopes to limit rising global temperatures to avert a climate catastrophe, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The world’s energy watchdog said that the sector still had “minimal” engagement with the global clean energy transition, and continued to contribute just 1% of clean energy investment globally.

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