Developing and deploying innovative energy technologies is key to tackling global warming, says the International Energy Agency (IEA), which presented the 2015 edition of its 'Energy technology perspectives (ETP 2015)' , on 5 May.
Government spending on energy research and development (R&D) is estimated at around US$17 billion (just over €15 billion). But for the "2°C scenario" to materialise, the IEA insists that this amount should be tripled.
For the European Union, taking energy in the broad sense (secure energy,…