Sunak faces further pressure over net zero U-turn after IEA warning

Energy watchdog says countries risks fuelling climate crisis and damaging their economies by rowing back on green policies

Rishi Sunak faces further pressure over his U-turn on net zero targets, after the head of the world's energy watchdog said countries that water down green policies risked worsening the climate crisis and damaging their own economies.

In its annual report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) hailed the gathering pace of the worldwide transition to cleaner energy, forecasting for the first time that demand for oil, gas and coal would peak before the end of the decade.