Climate change 1/3: Green Deal – will it be enough?

The energy transition is currently under way—that is, the shift towards low-emission and renewable energy sources—but the main reason for these changes is sometimes forgotten: climate change. Climate change represents one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced[1]. Scientific evidence warns that crossing certain tipping points in the climate system could lead to irreversible and accelerating climate changes[2]. We are already observing impacts that scientists have long predicted—the loss of Arctic ice, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, more frequent extreme heatwaves and more frequent extreme weather events [3].

All the changes currently taking place in the energy sector are justified by the fight against climate change. However, it is an immensely complex phenomenon, the understanding of which requires an entire scientific discipline—climatology. In reality, we are trying to confront something so complex in order to preserve our current way of life, yet it is likely to change irrevocably, and not only in the energy sector.