WindAction | The 'climate crisis' fades out
The centerpiece of the [2015 Paris Agreement] ...was a global transition to low-emission energy systems. Nearly a decade later and $12 trillion spent, it’s timely to ask how that energy transition is progressing. ...The energy transition’s purported climate benefits are distant, vague and uncertain while the costs and disruption of rapid decarbonization are immediate and substantial. The world has many more urgent needs, including the provision of reliable and affordable energy to all.