Industry-leading associations including We Mean Business, BSR and Ceres have urged the group of seven rich countries (G7) to achieve fully decarbonised power systems by 2035.
The groups signed a letter, urging G7 to use this year’s summit as a unique opportunity to course-correct to a safer, healthier and more prosperous future.
The letter reads: “We are at a critical moment in history and reeling from ongoing crises: war in Ukraine, raising inflation, food and energy crises, extreme weather events and biodiversity loss. People are suffering.
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“As you prepare to meet in Hiroshima, we urge you to face the undeniable reality: our continued global reliance on fossil fuels is greatly exacerbating these crises and exposing us to unmanageable levels of risk.
“This year’s G7 Summit is a unique opportunity to course-correct to a safer, healthier and more prosperous future.
“We ask that you commit at the G7 Summit to a rapid and just energy transition away from fossil fuels, in line with a 1.5°C pathway, and toward a clean energy system led by energy efficiency, electrification and the deployment of renewable energy.”
Story was adapted from Environews
