Outlook to 2050 using three energy transition scenarios, with seven key takeaways.

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Contents

1. Executive summary.
2. Our scenarios and methodology.
3. The forces shaping energy in 2025.
4. The 2025 energy outlook.

Energy transition scenarios

1. Slow evolution: 2.7°C* in 2100.
2. Continued momentum: 2.3°C in 2100.
3. Sustainable transformation: 1.9°C in 2100.

A 1.5°C trajectory is also used for reference.

* Temperature changes are in comparison with ‘preindustrial levels’.