Calls to ramp up wind, solar energy production

Green alternative: A person looks at wind turbines under construction around 27km from the coast of Montrose, Angus in the North Sea. Renewable energy's share in electricity generation has surged to about 30% globally due to falling cost. — AFP

BERLIN: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg warned on Tuesday that humanity was “rushing towards the cliff” of climate catastrophe.

And a new study by think tank Climate Analytics showed that could only be averted by ramping up wind and solar energy installations five times faster and cutting fossil fuels production 6% annually by 2030.