IEA’s first 1.5°C-aligned scenario bolsters call for no new fossil fuel extraction IEA must now make it central to its flagship WEO and fix remaining model flaws Today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a special report, “Net Zero in 2050: A roadmap for the global energy system,” that represents the agency’s first ever effort to model a comprehensive energy pathway towards limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (°C). While concerns remain over some of the IEA’s modelling choices, campaigners are welcoming the report as a milestone towards IEA reform. Through t...