Meeting global temperature targets is achievable but will require action in every sector of the economy, the International Energy Agency’s chief said. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Sustained effort will be required, including multiple strategies, because emissions-intensive coal is still a dominant source of power in Asia, IEA executive director Fatih Birol said in a presentation Saturday. “A host of policies and technologies will be needed across every sector to keep climate targets within reach, and further technology innovation will be essential to aid the pursuit of a 1.5 degrees [Celsius global temperature] stabilization,” Birol said in Abu Dhabi. Even as industrialized countries continue to shift away from coal in favor of natural gas and […]