Climate change: do more now or risk catastrophe, warns energy agency

IEA says deep disparity between words and action on climate change risks failing to cap global temperatures

The world's existing climate policies will not be enough to end the upward march of record energy emissions rising beyond 2040 without a "grand coalition" of governments and investors, according to the global energy watchdog.

The International Energy Agency said carbon emissions from the global energy industry reached a new record in 2018 despite progress in renewable energy in recent years.