Affordable, reliable energy for all, with less emissions – fast.

This is the Dual Challenge.

Energy enables human well-being.
Worldwide, many still live in
energy poverty.

50 Years of Energy & GDP Growth

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We must reduce emissions to limit the impacts of climate change.

Forecasted Emissions Trajectories

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What Does 'More Energy, Less Emissions' Look Like?

The Dual Challenge: An Overview

Energy promotes human welfare ...

...but our primary energy sources, fossil fuels, are also the principal source of human greenhouse gas emissions, which cause global warming.

The tension between energy demand and climate change presents the Dual Challenge.

This is a global problem of enormous scale and complexity, and addressing it will require us to balance competing priorities.

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