Electricity is the cornerstone of economic development and human prosperity. Reliable access to affordable and clean electricity unlocks the potential to meet foundational socioeconomic needs, including goals for industrialization, education, and public health.

The electricity sector is also the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions today, responsible for 42 percent of emissions globally. To simultaneously expand energy access and promote sustainable development while decarbonizing the power sector, we must rapidly transform our electricity systems.

The Global Energy Transformation Guide: Electricity shows how we can achieve this goal by elevating innovations from the energy transition. The reports and spotlights identify key trends, explore emerging challenges and opportunities, and share success stories from electricity system leaders across the globe.

A framework for thinking about the energy transition

Seven universal outcomes can be used as indicators of progress toward a successful transition of the electricity system, and these outcomes can be advanced by certain catalysts. Each outcome is anchored to three primary goals: (1) ensuring a fair and inclusive energy transition, (2) creating a system poised for sustainable growth, and (3) increasing the efficient utilization of clean energy assets.

As you click on each of the seven outcomes that are depicted along the outer ring of the concentric circle in the graphic below, this text box will change to describe key challenges and emerging solutions associated with each outcome.

To learn more about the catalysts that can be leveraged to advance these outcomes, follow the links below to our thematic reports as they are released throughout the year.

Source: RMI