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energy supply, leading to a rapid growth in carbon dioxide (CO ) emissions. Energy accounts for
two-thirds of total greenhouse gas, so efforts to reduce emissions and mitigate climate
change must include the energy sector. Globally, the primary sources of greenhouse gas
emissions are electricity and heat (31%), agriculture (11%), transportation (15%), forestry (6%)
and manufacturing (12%). Energy production of all types, accounts for 72 percent of
all emissions.
Our climate challenge is a shared global challenge – and it is largely an energy challenge. Energy
accounts for over two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means energy must be at
the heart of any solution…… The good news is we already have affordable, reliable technologies
that can put the peak in global emissions behind us and start the drive down to net zero. The
spectacular rise of renewable technologies like solar panels and wind turbines in recent years has
shown us what is possible. Deployed quickly and on a major scale, the clean energy technologies
we have at our disposal right now can bring about the kind of decline in energy-related emissions
that would put the world on track for our longer-term climate goals. (IEA Executive Director, July
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31, 2020).
ACTIVITY: ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN
Identify, discuss, and identify strategies for an
Environmental Campaign within the school community.
10 See also IPCC, 2011: Summary for Policymakers. In: IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change
Mitigation [O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs-Madruga, Y. Sokona, K. Seyboth, P. Matschoss, S. Kadner, T. Zwickel, P. Eickemeier, G.
Hansen, S. Schlömer, C. von Stechow (eds)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
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