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Sticker shock? The hidden costs threatening the energy transition

It might be time to ask whether we severely underestimated the economic toll of going green. The world has set ambitious goals for expansion of renewable power and low-carbon technologies to fight climate change. From the International Energy Agency's Net Zero by 2050 roadmap calling for renewables to reach nearly 90% of global electricity, to the EU's target of cutting emissions by 55% this decade – nations are racing to reshape their energy systems. However, concerns are mounting that the costs of this massive transition are proving much higher than anticipated just a few years ago. Did policymakers, businesses, and consumers grossly underestimate the hidden costs?

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Lorenzo Totaro

Talent gap threatens to hold back progress on the global energy transition

In his exclusive monthly column, Lorenzo Totaro outlines how a skills and talent gap across the energy industry can hamper its shift toward renewables. The quality of education, investments, and recruitment processes is key as it is an innovative culture of policymakers and managers, while excessive incentives can lead to misallocations and potentially derail the whole transition, according to experts.

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Europe’s energy sector at the crossroads amid push for renewables, year of elections and AI

In theory, Europe’s energy sector has been caught for a while in what looks like a perfect storm amid geopolitical tensions and, more recently, rising uncertainty on the outcome of key elections on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

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