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Climate action must do more than reduce emissions. It must build resilience and strengthen energy security, in a world that is increasingly volatile.

Across government, industry and private sectors, the need to shift energy systems towards a more resilient, cleaner and sustainable position is widely accepted. There is an increasing need for systems that can withstand climate and geopolitical risks, boost resilience and provide stability and security.

The energy transition is key to how we get there. And sitting at the heart of it is electrification.

As a long-standing associate of the 海角视频 was represented at聽a at the World Economic Forum at Davos by ,聽sustainability聽and climate global lead.

The event focused on the necessity for a global shift to electrification, powered by clean and renewable energy. The central discussion surrounded what levers are available to pull to accelerate this shift, at scale.

Electrified economies, powered by clean and renewable energy sources, are the future-proofed pathway that can modernise infrastructure, stabilise energy costs and provide the degree of resilience that nations, businesses and individuals need.

Electrification is a critical pathway in the energy transition

Electrification is the common sense, efficient, resilient and affordable solution to how we move towards energy systems that can provide us with the necessary resilience. It is the bridge between clean energy supply and real-world energy use.

Activities to replace fossil-fuel powered technologies and processes with ones that use clean-energy powered electricity will not simply contribute to decarbonisation and climate targets, but deliver longer term affordability, strengthen energy security and provide new business opportunities.

Electrification also presents an opportunity to simultaneously change energy demand and increase efficiency, as electric technologies can convert energy to useful work far more efficiently. The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that heat pumps are , primarily because the move heat rather than generate it. If electric technologies are put into practice, we can reduce emissions from how much energy is actually used in buildings, transport and industry.

Reflecting on his attendance at Davos, Duncan said, 鈥淭he main feeling that came out of the WMBC event was that 鈥榚lectrification equals competitiveness鈥� and the main sectors that require a focus and acceleration are in sectors like transport, buildings and industry.鈥�

The main feeling that came out of the WMBC event was that 鈥榚lectrification equals competitiveness鈥�.

Duncan Price, sustainability and climate global lead, 海角视频.

What鈥檚 holding us back?

So far, so promising. If 鈥榚lectrification equals competitiveness鈥�, then we should be seeing rapid adoption.

Duncan said, 鈥淭here’s a general consensus that electrification is the common-sense solution. It is , it’s more resilient, it’s cleaner, it’s cheaper, it’s healthier鈥� but it’s not happening fast enough.鈥�

Demand for clean electricity is rising. And so is the generation of it. In 2025, in the EU for the first time. This sounds encouraging for the application and adoption of electrified solutions at scale. But the problem is the grid, and its inability to keep up.

Grids are heavily congested and under鈥憉tilised. There are peaks, bottlenecks and a lack of flexibility. The IEA : 鈥淚n addition to accelerating the expansion of grids, the existing grid capacity needs to be used more efficiently.鈥� Additional renewable generation capacity is being added, but the energy transition isn鈥檛 yet happening in the way it needs to because the grid cannot absorb and deliver all that energy.

Electrification is an economic and industrial strategy. It’s how you turn climate ambition into action. But it has to be about affordability, needs to be investable and reliable, with businesses investing on the ground and boards clearly understanding the business case.

Duncan Price, 海角视频.

Duncan points out other key barriers that were discussed at the event in Davos: lack of policy clarity, misaligned market signals, importance of a system that is easily investable, lack of infrastructure clarity and underinvestment in low鈥慶arbon solutions.

He said, 鈥淓lectrification is an economic and industrial strategy. It’s how you turn climate ambition into action. But it has to be about affordability, needs to be investable and reliable, with businesses investing on the ground and boards clearly understanding the business case.鈥�

What levers can be pulled to enable the adoption and implementation of electrification?

Electrification adoption doesn鈥檛 hinge on a single action. Instead, it depends on a coordinated set of system, technology, market and behavioural levers.

At the WMBC event, attendees dug into the levers they believe will be most critical for scaling electrification. Primary among these is clear, stable policy which attracts private investment at scale. Duncan said, 鈥淧olicy is key. It drives collective ambition up and allows you to work across sectors.鈥� Changes at a systemic level include clear national strategies and joined up action across government, industry and private sectors.

The energy market needs to change, too: incentives and investment that reward electrified solutions and making the business case visible and compelling are ways to get those holding the purse strings on board.

Electrification is the fastest, most efficient and systematic way to both modernise and decarbonise global economies and can act as the basis for long term success and resilience. This will only happen at the speed required if businesses, governments and industry work together to overcome grid constraints, accelerate investment and move from ambition to action.

Buildings: the front line of electrification and decarbonisation

Why is the built environment so important, here? Buildings are one of the areas that require both decarbonisation and electrification at scale (buildings are responsible for , according to the World Green Building Council, and聽 operations of buildings account for according to the IEA).

The built environment is where decarbonisation targets turn into practical action. It is therefore important that we ensure that the built environment鈥檚 perspective is not missing in global systems level conversations.

Electrifying buildings is one of the key ways in which the energy transition can be realised, and in many cases is a low disruption intervention when compared to other interventions.

Duncan Price, 海角视频.

Duncan said, 鈥淚t can take a long time to make changes in buildings, when balancing fragmented assets, individual stakeholders and complex engineering systems. But even considering that complexity, electrifying buildings is one of the key ways in which the energy transition can be realised, and in many cases is a low disruption intervention when compared to other interventions.鈥�

Duncan鈥檚 attendance at the WEF鈥檚 flagship event at Davos was important for 海角视频 because we know that the energy transition is a global challenge requiring global alignment. And the conversations happening between globally connected, technically minded and collaboratively focused organisations are as important as between governments. It is critical that corporate sustainability leaders and built environment experts are part of the discussions that influence policy, markets and momentum.

We can bridge the gap from global forums such as the WEF鈥檚 annual meeting to real-world delivery. Duncan said, 鈥淲e want to be at these events to be part of the conversation 鈥� to be representing the views of corporate sustainability leaders, particularly focused on business with purpose.鈥�

Continue the conversation

Electrification sits within a broader systems level shift that requires aligning technology, markets, governance and behaviours. It can act as the structural backbone of the energy transition. 海角视频 has a holistic and wide-ranging understanding of both wider decarbonisation work and of electrification of buildings and systems.

Through leadership level advisory for clients designing energy systems and electrification pathways, grid-readiness solutions and full decarbonisation stacks where electrification is a major component, we stand ready to play a key role as a trusted partner for clients navigating this transition.

Get in touch with Duncan today to continue the conversation.