What is energy intensity and why is it vital to our net-zero goals?

Jun 13, 2023

Energy intensity is a measure of economic reliance on energy consumption. Image: Photo by Fré Sonneveld on Unsplash

Roberto Bocca

Head of Centre for Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Ewan Thomson

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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Graph measuring the energy intensity in terms of primary energy and GDP.

Energy intensity will need to drop by 3.2% per year to be on track to reach the UN’s SDG targets. Image: IEA

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