OTTAWA — Governments around the world must “level the playing field” to ensure clean energy technologies grow fast enough to prevent dangerous levels of global warming, says a new report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency.

“Whether the priority is to ensure energy security, rebuild national and regional economies, or address climate change and local pollution, the accelerated transition towards a lower-carbon energy system offers opportunities in all of these areas,” said the report, Tracking Clean Energy Progress.

The agency, made up of 28 member countries including Canada, was created in 1974 to advise government about energy security. It has called on all governments to honour recent commitments made by G20 countries to phase out subsidies for the fossil fuel industry as part of a solution.

Report says planet must ‘level playing field’ for clean energy to fight climate change