Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation means reducing carbon dioxide emissions resulting from human activity, with an eventual goal of eliminating them entirely.

The 2015 Paris Agreement set an ambition to limit global warming to less than 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C which can be achieved in part if we reach net zero by 2050.

Getting to net zero emissions requires systemic and economic change, most importantly, shifting our reliance from fossil fuels to alternative low-carbon energy sources based on green electricity and green molecules (biofuels and hydrogen). Decarbonisation needs to be accelerated if we are to achieve the net zero goals.