Energy and Climate Scenarios

At the center of the service are Global Energy Scenarios to 2050; three global and fully integrated, plausible future pathways for primary energy by key country and sector. The analysis is based on key assumptions on economic growth, efficiencies, policies, politics, trade, security and technology, resulting in balanced and integrated outlooks for the future global energy mix. The service also provides Low Emissions Pathways to 2050, two pathways that meet the Paris Agreement climate targets based on assumptions related to technologies, efficiencies, carbon capture, nature-based solutions and other mitigating factors.

• Global Energy Scenarios to 2050 : Three global and fully integrated, plausible future pathways for primary energy by key country and sector. The analysis is based on key assumptions on economic growth, efficiencies, policies, politics, trade, security and technology, resulting in balanced and integrated outlooks for the future global energy mix.
• Low Emissions Pathways to 2050 : Two pathways that meet the Paris Agreement climate targets based on assumptions related to technologies, efficiencies, carbon capture, nature based solutions and other mitigating factors.
• Energy Scenarios Signposts : assessment of key near-term trends and events to provide an “early warning system” for potential changes in scenario path (updated three times per year).
• Global Energy Scenarios Analytics: data visualization tool.
• Climate country profiles : Information on the G20, Alberta, and California’s approach to climate change and air quality, including emissions data, economy-wide and sector-specific climate change mitigation, adaptation policies and measures, and air quality standards.
• Country benchmarks : Climate and Air Quality Policy Dataset and Indexes for G20 covering the power, oil and gas sectors.
• Emissions data and long-term projections: Key emissions drivers and forecasts by scenario.
• Carbon pricing: Global carbon market, carbon tax and company carbon prices and price forecasts for key cap-and-trade markets in Europe, North America, and Asia.
• Company intelligence: Inventory of energy company indicators and targets, including emissions, reduction measures, alignment with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations, use of scenarios, and engagements with renewables by oil & gas and power companies.
• NDC emissions outlooks : Bottom-up analysis of the nationally determined contribution (NDC) to the Paris Climate Agreement that allows comparisons and assessment of the impact on global emissions, measurement of the “ambition gap” in 2030, and projections to 2050.
• Carbon capture project and policy tracking : Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) Projects and Policy data for all existing, planned, and pilot projects worldwide.
• Strategic Insights : exclusive reports on key trends and topical insights.
• Workshops and webinars