Sustainability Magazine December 2025 Issue 61 | Page 15

MCKINSEY’ S GLOBAL ENERGY PERSPECTIVE

Source: McKinsey Global Energy Perspective 2025
WRITTEN BY: JASMIN JESSEN

AVERAGE GLOBAL GROWTH RATE OF

17 %

PER YEAR PREDICTED IN DATA CENTRE RELATED POWER DEMAND BETWEEN 2022 AND 2030

GLOBAL DEMAND FOR LIQUID FUELS COULD REACH A

MAXIMUM

AROUND 2030

80 %
70 %

“ THE TRANSITION IS NO LESS URGENT, BUT THE PATHWAYS TO CLOSING THE GAP TO PARIS AGREEMENT TARGETS ARE NOW MORE COMPLEX”

60 %
Diego Hernandez Diaz, Partner, McKinsey & Company