How might tariffs affect the energy transition?

Outlook to 2035 using three macroeconomic scenarios incorporating different levels of tariffs.

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Contents

  1. Introduction.
  2. Three scenarios offer insight into the future of the clean-energy technology supply chain.
  3. High tariffs could slow adoption and increase cost of energy technologies.
  4. Charting a way forward.

Scenarios

  1. Productivity acceleration.
  2. No real disruption.
  3. Global tensions escalate.

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The above scenarios have been selected from five scenarios outlined in McKinsey’s In a moment of tariffs, can the world find balance and trust to thrive?