The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced in 2018 that the world must meet net zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050 to prevent global temperatures from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius. The goal was internationally agreed upon, with countries worldwide recognizing the importance of preventing global warming to secure the planet’s future.
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To meet this goal, global net human-caused CO2 emissions must drop by around 45% from 2010 levels by the decade’s end. If the goal of net zero is not met then global heating will lead to significant detrimental effects on the environment as well as animal and human health.
One major strategy to rapidly reduce CO2 emissions is to shift from fossil-fuel energy sources to clean energy sources. Globally, electricity and heat is the biggest contributor to greenhouse…