Peak energy, peak oil, and the rise of renewables: An executive’s guide to the global energy system

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1" color="#4c4949"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Global energy demand is headed toward a plateau over the next ten to 20 years, as the world focuses on electrification, energy efficiency, and more service-driven economic growth.</span></font><br/> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a31303030303163346a656a66346f3863303364&he=687474702533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d6d636b696e7365792d706f64636173742532464d502d5065616b2d656e657267792d7065616b2d6f696c2d616e642d7468652d726973652d6f662d72656e657761626c65732d416e2d657865637574697665732d67756964652d746f2d7468652d676c6f62616c2d656e657267792d73797374656d2e6d7033"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#006699">Read more &#62;</font></a><br/> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a31303030303163346a656a66346f3863303364&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;