GLOBAL DECARBONISATION
Geopolitical turbulence is not only threatening key supply chains, it is reshaping global energy and infrastructure strategies. According to the Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2025, national energy security has overtaken global climate collaboration as the top driver of the energy transition.
The study, which surveyed 1,400 senior executives and government representatives across 19 countries, highlights an accelerating shift towards resilient, sovereign and digitally-enabled energy systems.
Has decarbonisation been relegated? Rising global instability has intensified supply chain volatility and governments are responding by prioritising energy security, independence and preparedness alongside climate mitigation.
What began as a global effort to decarbonise has evolved into a pursuit of energy autonomy – one that views resilience not as a trade-off, but as an essential enabler of net zero progress.
“ The infrastructure transition is entering a new phase whereby national goals of energy security are overtaking global collaboration on decarbonisation,” said Matthias Rebellius, Managing Board Member of Siemens AG and CEO of Smart Infrastructure.
“ As systems face mounting climate and energy disruptions, resilience is no longer optional – AI, technology and digitalisation are now critical to this shift.”
84 February 2026