Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked a global energy crisis, but the risk of climate change having the same impact is not being taken seriously enough, warns the World Meteorological Organization
at Imperial College London says climate change poses a threat to energy systems “no less serious than war”, particularly for low-lying countries vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise.
For the UK, the most pressing climate threat to electricity supplies is likely to be storm damage to power infrastructure, he says. Nearly 1 million homes lost power during Storm Arwen in November 2021, with nearly 4000 without power for more than a week.“The most common cause of power failure [in the UK] is when transmission or distribution networks are knocked out by severe weather,” says Gross.
This week, the WMO also called for a rapid acceleration in the rollout of low-carbon energy, warning that countries aren’t moving fast enough to meet global net-zero goals. The supply of electricity from clean energy sources must double within the next eight years, while investments in renewable energy must triple by 2050, it said, citing analysis from the International Energy Agency.
“Time is not on our side, and our climate is changing before our eyes. We need a complete transformation of the global energy system,” said Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the WMO, in a statement.newsletter to get a dose of climate optimism delivered straight to your inbox, every Thursday
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