12 January 2021 Share The International Energy Agency (IEA) will later this year publish the world's first comprehensive roadmap for the energy sector to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. It is among a number of projects for 2021 announced by the IEA yesterday to support efforts to reach global energy and climate goals. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol announcing the 2021 projects yesterday The IEA said the new special report - The World's Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050 - will set out in detail what is needed from governments, companies, investors and citizens to fully decarbonise the energy sector and put emissions on a path in line with a temperature rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. This new roadmap will be released on 18 May and "build momentum" ahead of the UN COP26 Summit in Glasgow in November, which is under the presidency of the UK.