IEA accused of undermining global shift from fossil fuels

Highly critical study warns projections used by the organisation tasked with leading the switch to clean energy remain skewed towards oil and gas and may break climate targets of Paris agreement

The global shift from fossil fuels to renewables is being undermined by the very organisation that ought to be leading the charge, according to a scathing new critique of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Governments across the world rely on IEA projections to set energy policies, but the agency's figures - which are influenced by the oil industry - are pushing them off track to reach the targets of the Paris climate agreement, says the report.