With six months to go before Cop28, a new form of energy transition is needed – The National

With six months to go before Cop28, a new form of energy transition is needed – The National

The 200-year-old history of mankind’s energy transition is a story of pioneers and solutions – from steam engines and oil lamps to internal combustion engines and the wide-scale use of electricity.

Yet, it could be argued that while propelling humanity through development, these innovations have also resulted in massive global injustice, unequal development, growing poverty and a world now suffering from an existential threat.

The global shift from an agrarian economy to an industrial one called for new sources to provide more efficient energy inputs. However, in this day and age, the current energy transition is driven not only by economic impetus but also by social considerations.