Energy and climate solutions at KTH event: Insights from the World Energy Outlook 2024
Laura Cozzi, the IEA Director of Sustainability, Technology, and Outlooks, presented the World Energy Outlook 2024 to a large audience at KTH’s Reaktorhallen. The event was a collaboration between The KTH Climate Action Centre and the International Energy Agency.
On November 26th, KTH Climate Action Centre hosted the Stockholm launch of the World Energy Outlook 2024 . The event featured Laura Cozzi, Director of Sustainability, Technology, and Outlooks at the International Energy Agency (IEA), presenting the IEA’s flagship publication, their annual look into the current global energy landscape and its projections.
The IEA’s outline of the future of global energy shows that the second half of the decade will see a unique energy landscape characterized by shifts in the energy market, particularly Solar PV and wind energy, being expected to outpace coal as the leading electricity sources before 2035. Electric mobility and oil demand was also discussed at the event, as the rapid adoption of EVs are setting global trends throughout. Even though the need for batteries and energy storage are crucial, the demand for critical minerals such as lithium and copper are outstripping supply. Placing an even greater importance in recycling and new developments are essential to close these gaps.
”The World Energy Outlook 2024 launch at KTH Reaktorhallen inspired a constructive environment in discussing actionable climate solutions. This event was not just a presentation of the IEA report, but also a call to reimagine the future of energy with urgency and creativity,” says Henning Ottervald Flygare, student communicator at KTH Climate Action Centre.
Attendees, ranging from students and researchers to industry professionals, engaged in a lively Q&A session after the presentation, reflecting on how the insights could shape Sweden's and the world’s approach to sustainable energy development. The interdisciplinary dialogues continued as everyone mingled at the reactor hall afterwards to network further.