Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025I N S I G H T R E P O R TJ U N E 2 0 2 5In collaboration with AccentureImages: Getty ImagesDisclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders.© 2025 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.ContentsForeword 3Executive summary 4Introduction 51 About the ETI 72 Overall results 102.1 Transition scores 112.2 Country trends and regional insights 143 Sub-index and dimension trends 213.1 System performance 223.2 Transition readiness 324 Redefining global energy systems 364.1 Historic drivers of energy transformation 374.2 Energy systems in a new global context 394.3 Growth and competitiveness in energy systems 45Conclusion: Top five actions 50Appendices 51Contributors 64Endnotes 66Fostering Effective Energy Transition 20252ForewordThe 2025 edition of the Fostering Effective Energy Transition report arrives amid growing geopolitical, technological and climate-related disruption. Rather than a single transition, the world is undergoing a broader transformation – redefining how energy is produced, consumed and governed. This is being driven by mounting climate risks, accelerated innovation, fractured global cooperation and rising p...
