Scenarios are equally plausible but divergent stories of the future that serve as platforms for strategic conversations. While forecasts may predict an
“official future” built on the past, scenarios help leaders practice dealing with the unpredictable.
Scenarios are tools that help energy leaders grapple with uncertainties in energy transition and make sense of the important policy and strategy choices for them for the future. The current World Energy Council Scenarios refresh has re-examined the future of energy transition to 2050, in light of shifting geopolitics, rising climate and social risks, and divergent regional policy and technology choices. The World Energy Council is committed to using scenarios to surface opportunities for alignment and collaboration to accelerate transition. At Congress we will be using the scenarios, including their quantification, to explore what they mean for national and sectoral strategies.
