DNV publishes Energy Transition Outlook 2021

Wind Industry Profile of

A new forecast of the energy transition from DNV has warned that even if all electricity was ‘green’ from this day forward, the world will still fall a long way short of achieving the 2050 net zero emissions ambitions of the COP21 Paris Agreement.

DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook, now in its fifth year and launched two months before COP26 takes place in Glasgow, provides an independent forecast of developments in the global energy system to 2050. The 2021 report highlights the global pandemic as a “lost opportunity” for speeding up the energy transition, as Covid-19 recovery packages have largely focused on protecting rather than transforming existing industries. Electrification is on course to double in size within a generation and... ... More: Official Press Release DNV

Keywords:

DNV, Energy Transition Outlook, forecast, pandemic, energy transition, global, Paris Agreement, COP26, energy system, carbon, CO2, emissions, electrification, electricity