5 Key Lessons from the 2025 IEA Energy Transition Outlook
The International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook for 2025 presents three divergent energy futures. These scenarios outline paths that range from achieving net zero emissions and limiting warming to 1.5 degrees, to current policies resulting in nearly 3 degrees of warming. All these scenarios start from today's reality of surging demand and geopolitical tensions, then diverge based on government actions and technology deployment. Clean energy delivers cheaper systems than fossil fuels. The net zero pathway costs less overall despite requiring higher upfront renewable investments, with savings typically coming from avoided fuel purchases and price volatility protection. Oil importers would…
