Data Centre Magazine February 2026 | Page 17

THE IEA WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK 2025’ S SUSTAINABILITY HEADLINES

Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2025
WRITTEN BY: LUCY POTTER

NUCLEAR ENERGY OUTPUT IS PREDICTED TO GROW BY

40 % TO 2035

THE SHARE OF RENEWABLES IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION RISES FROM ONE THIRD TODAY TO

MORE THAN HALF

BY 2035, ACCORDING TO THE IEA’ S STATED POLICIES SCENARIO

80 %
70 %
60 %

“ LAST YEAR, WE SAID THE WORLD WAS MOVING QUICKLY INTO THE AGE OF ELECTRICITY – AND IT’ S CLEAR TODAY THAT IT HAS ALREADY ARRIVED”

Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director, IEA