Energy demand and decarbonization in 2025 and beyond

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz; Felix Creutzig

doi:10.1038/s44359-025-00139-w

Energy demand and decarbonization in 2025 and beyond

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
, Felix Creutzig

Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy

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Rapid expansion of renewables has thus far mostly covered fast-growing energy demand rather than displacing fossil fuels. New demand drivers such as data centres and cooling could reverse declining demand trends from 2024–2025 without further effort.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4-5
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Clean Technology
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-025-00139-w
State	Published - 20 Jan 2026

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Energy demand and decarbonization in 2025 and beyond

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