Leading At The Speed Of Light
The global energy transition does not rest solely on technological innovation but on a complex framework of international commitments that shape the roadmap toward decarbonization. These commitments can be divided into two levels: binding agreements, with legal force, and soft commitments, which, while not legally binding, generate political pressure and guide the actions of governments and companies.
Binding commitments
Paris Agreement (2015, COP21): obliges all signatory countries to present and update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years, with emission reduction targets aligned with the 1.5 °C threshold.
European Union Directives and Regulations: such as the Renewable Energy Directive RED III, which sets a minimum target of 42.5% renewables in the EU’s final energy consumption by 2030, with the aspiration of reaching 45%.
National climate laws: an increasing number of countries have legislated climate neutrality as a binding goal (e.g., the European Climate Law, the UK Climate Change Act, or transition laws in Latin America).
COP29 (Baku, 2024): established a new global financial framework, committing developed countries to mobilize $300 billion annually until 2035 to support mitigation, adaptation, and renewable energy projects in developing nations. It also advanced the regulation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, laying the foundation for a more transparent and reliable international carbon market.
Soft commitments
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, 2030 Agenda): SDG 7 seeks to ensure universal access to clean energy and significantly increase the share of renewables in the global energy mix.
Net Zero 2050: more than 140 countries have announced climate neutrality goals between 2050 and 2060. Although not all are legally binding, they represent growing pressure to redirect investment toward renewables.
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): drives international cooperation through its coalition for a 100% renewable future, offering technical assistance and strategic guidance to member states.
International Energy Agency (IEA) scenarios: while not binding, its Net Zero Roadmap 2050 functions as a global reference, calling, among other milestones, for a tripling of global renewable capacity by 2030.
Multilateral forums such as the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the World Energy Congress promote additional commitments in clean electrification, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and storage.
Taken together, these frameworks require every country to update national plans, accelerate renewable deployment, strengthen transparency in emissions, and ensure a just transition. While commitments are asymmetric —not all states start from the same capacity or level of development— the ultimate goal is shared: a global benefit that can only be achieved through cooperation, transformative leadership, and the integration of new tools such as artificial intelligence, capable of optimizing resources, decisions, and outcomes in this decisive decade.
Through a brief 10-question interview, we will explore how leaders believe leadership itself must be redefined to achieve these global goals with today’s tools. Artificial intelligence will transform teams: smaller, composed of high-performing professionals whose capacity is amplified by technology. This will allow results to be achieved in less time and with greater quality.
The first question opens a different kind of space: “Who are you when you are not a CEO?”. Because before speaking of technology, energy, or artificial intelligence, it is essential to understand the human dimension of those whose decisions will shape the course of the global transition.
Understanding who is leading this process —and how they do so in the face of ambitious goals such as the Paris Agreement and climate neutrality— represents a unique opportunity: to reflect, to learn, and to discard ideas that will not allow us to move forward at the speed this new era demands.
Coming soon, this special will bring together leaders from the renewable energy sector to explore how leadership must evolve in the age of artificial intelligence. Their voices will provide perspectives on achieving ambitious goals such as the Paris Agreement, climate neutrality, and the global energy transition. A unique opportunity to reflect, learn, and redefine the path toward 2050.
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