Market Insight: 10 Predictions For Net Zero And Energy Transition Management In 2025

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Executive Summary

January 2025 should have been a point to toast progress on near-term net zero climate targets. But that will not happen: our previous predictions of net zero delays have come true. Instead, this will be the year when ‘Paris’ officially falls, when the agonies of the trade-offs from climate change hit, and in which we celebrate even small, incremental climate advances, in the teeth of Trumpian retreat and protectionism. The upcoming year will be one of hard, but constructive, work on fronts such as renewables, grid modernization, Scope 2 accounting, asset-level decarbonization and climate finance. With this in mind, and analysing trends in the net zero and energy transition spaces covered by Verdantix, we have made 10 predictions for the year, spanning climate targets, carbon management technologies, renewable procurement, climate regulations, and more. If you work in the climate space, read these predictions to look around the metaphorical corner, and prepare for what 2025 will bring.

About the Authors

Alessandra Leggieri

Alessandra Leggieri

Industry Analyst

Alessandra Leggieri is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Her current research agenda focuses on solutions for GHG emissions and net ze…

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Connor Taylor

Connor Taylor

Senior Analyst

Connor is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. His current research agenda focuses on carbon management software, climate change consulting …

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Gus Brewer

Gus Brewer

Analyst

Gus is an Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Prior to joining Verdantix, Gus worked at Rio ESG, where he gained experience as a sustainability cons…

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Isobel McPartlin

Isobel McPartlin

Analyst

Isobel is an Analyst in the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. Prior to joining Verdantix, she completed an MSc in Environment Politics and Society at UCL, specia…

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Ryan Skinner

Ryan Skinner

Research Director, Net Zero & Climate Risk

Ryan is the Research Director for the Verdantix Net Zero & Climate Risk practice. He guides the research team to develop compelling research at the intersection of net zer…

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