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Global Energy Perspective 2025 (McKinsey & Company)

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ReportMcKinsey & CompanyOctober 2025Summary onlyOriginal source

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  • The previous edition of McKinsey's scenario-based global energy outlook.p.
  • It models several pathways, from slow evolution to sustainable transformation, and their implications for global warming.p.
  • It finds fossil fuels keep a large share of energy use even in ambitious scenarios and that some alternative fuels scale slowly without mandates.p.
  • Rising electricity demand, notably from data centres, and cost competitiveness as the driver of the transition are central themes.p.

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