Fatih Birol

  • Young woman in Africa cooks over an open flameCommentary

    Access to modern stoves could be a game-changer for Africa’s economic development–and help cut the equivalent of the carbon dioxide emitted by the world’s planes and ships

    By Akinwumi Adesina and Fatih Birol
  • This picture taken on September 14, 2022 shows a view of windmills at the onshore Zaafarana windfarm (producing a total capacity of 544.82 megawatts) along the gulf of Suez on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, about 110 kilometres south of Suez. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    We can’t defeat climate change by investing in a handful of countries. The world needs to come together at COP28–and fund a just energy transition

    By Sultan Al Jaber and Fatih Birol