"The growth in fossils is still greater than all the increases in renewables," Jackson said, adding that few countries are living up to the pledges they made as part of the Paris climate accord. "What's discouraging is that emissions in the U.S. and Europe are going up too. Someone has to decrease their emissions significantly for us to have any hope of meeting the Paris commitments."

Source: Los Angeles Times March 26, 2019 03:33 UTC