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IEA fact check

The International Energy Agency's climate scenarios are not aligned with the Paris Goals

Coal power station air pollution

IEA off track

How the IEA guides energy decisions towards fossil fuel dependence and climate change

People’s climate speech

40 Greenpeace volunteers gate-crashed the Chancellor's Mansion House speech as it was being broadcast live on television. They read out this alternative speech calling for greater government investment and leadership to tackle the climate emergency

Coal power station air pollution

Coal – facts and information

Coal is the dirtiest, most polluting way of producing energy. It’s a serious threat to our climate and people’s health. Many countries have stopped or are in the process of stopping using coal completely, including the UK.

Two adults, one with a child on their shoulders, walk through a field of sunflowers with wind turbines generating renewable energy in the background.

Renewable energy

Renewable energy is a vital tool for tackling climate change. Discover how it works and understand the advantages of wind, solar and water power.

exhaust of a car with fumes coming out

Air pollution

Air pollution is choking our cities and causing a global health crisis. Most pollution on our roads comes from burning fossil fuels and in the UK the main culprit is diesel used in cars and vans. Transforming transport will not only provide us with cleaner air, it will slash carbon emissions which cause climate change.

People play in lush vegetation by a river. On the opposite bank sits a large nuclear power station in the process of being demolished.

Nuclear energy

Nuclear power is touted as a solution to our energy problems, but in reality it's complex and hugely expensive to build. It also creates huge amounts of hazardous waste. Renewable energy is cheaper and can be installed quickly. Together with battery storage, it can generate the power we need and slash our emissions.

Fire response boats hosing water onto the burning deepwater horizon oil rig

Oil – what you need to know

Our world runs on oil. But burning oil is causing climate change and threatening our future. Oil drilling is hugely damaging to the environment and people’s health, and oil companies are still taking huge risks to drill for oil.