Today energy is a central issue in public debate that affects us all. It works like a thermometer of the state of the planet and, increasingly, as a first-order economic and geopolitical factor, as indicated by the 2025 edition of World Energy Outlook prepared by the International Energy Agency. According to the report, the political decisions that are adopted or postponed have to do with the global warming to such an extent that it can increase by 3º or be contained around 1.65º. The difference between one figure and the other can be counted in the number of threatened coastal citiesthe prolongation of droughts wave disappearance of ecosystemsamong others. Energy is not, at all, just another variable in these hypotheses, but rather the axis on which the climate response rotates.
This document presents several scenarios in which a factor coincides: the electricity It is gaining ground at a pace unknown to date. It is estimated that in 2035 Electricity demand will have grown by around 40% for its use in industry, buildings and urban services. This growth is neither punctual nor coincidental. It is the result of a structural transformation in which the renewable energies, especially the photovoltaic, They already occupy the center of the energy panorama. While fossil fuels continue to leave an evident environmental footprint, renewables produce less emissions, in addition to greater autonomy and one best estimate of your costs. Thus, the energy transition is much more than a climate obligation. It is a decisive question regarding strategy, economics and security.