Eden McCallum and Lord Adair Turner: Net Zero 2024 Perspective

This document presents a 2024 perspective on the global energy transition towards net zero emissions, focusing on the trends and challenges. It’s a presentation by Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, drawing on data from the Eden McCallum Business Outlook Survey and other sources. The document analyses the current state of key technologies like solar, wind, batteries, and electric vehicles, discussing their costs, deployment rates, and future potential. It also addresses concerns about the slow pace of deployment for some technologies, particularly wind and carbon capture and storage (CCUS). The document concludes by emphasizing the need for faster adoption of clean energy technologies to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and prevent climate change.