Electricity share of final energy consumption

Under IRENA’s revised 1.5°C Scenario, electricity rises from around 23% of global final energy consumption today to 35% by 2035 and above 50% by 2050, becoming the dominant global energy carrier.

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IRENA. (2035). Transitioning away from fossil fuels: A roadmap based on renewables, electrification and grid enhancement. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/May/Transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC54ZQ6X7RPPHCS3BNN

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IRENA. "Transitioning away from fossil fuels: A roadmap based on renewables, electrification and grid enhancement." 2035, https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/May/Transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC54ZQ6X7RPPHCS3BNN.

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Chicago

IRENA. "Transitioning away from fossil fuels: A roadmap based on renewables, electrification and grid enhancement." 2035. https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/May/Transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC54ZQ6X7RPPHCS3BNN.

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@misc{irena2035electricitycs3bnn, author = {{IRENA}}, title = {Transitioning away from fossil fuels: A roadmap based on renewables, electrification and grid enhancement}, year = {2035}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC54ZQ6X7RPPHCS3BNN}, note = {Original source: https://www.irena.org/Publications/2026/May/Transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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