Newsweek
Summary
Energy demands around the world are rising, and with the increasing impacts of climate change and the declining efficiency of existing infrastructure, the situation is likely to worsen.
That was the premise outlined by Newsweek's Environmental and Sustainability Editor Jeffery Young during the "Pillars of the Green Transition" conference at Newsweek's headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025.
Evan van Hook, the chief sustainability officer at Viridi, said there will be a 70 percent increase in energy demand by 2050.
"What's even more scary to me is that there will be a 50 percent increase in peak demand," he said. "That means those peaks that we're barely able to meet now will get a lot higher."
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