Euroviews. We have a chance now to create a fair and clean global energy system

The rapid wind down of fossil fuels is important, but it must happen in tandem with the rapid deployment of integrated renewable energy systems that are good for the consumer and the climate, Dan Hamza-Goodacre writes.

As politicians, royalty, lobbyists, and campaigners flock to the Gulf in the coming weeks, the process has already been overtaken by controversy: the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s alleged angling for business at what is supposed to be a high-level diplomatic event.

COP President Sultan Al Jaber had previously said he was keen to get fossil fuel energy companies around the table at this year’s climate summit.

It’s not a totally unreasonable idea — after all, they will have to be part of any plan to cut emissions and use of fossil fuels.

But there’s a danger that as we focus on the machinations of the fossil fuel lobby, we lose sight of the enormous opportunities that are opening up for creating a more efficient, open and sustainable energy system.

Article originally published in the Euronews accessible below.