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Global Energy Scenarios 2026
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Energy Macro Solution
Energy Macro Solution gives European Majors a forward-looking analysis on the sectors reshaping the energy landscape. Subscribers get exclusive access to the flagship House View and Global Energy Scenarios reports, ten annual outlooks, and regular trackers and expert insights. The coverage runs across oil, natural gas, power and renewables, hydrogen, CCUS, batteries, bioenergy, supply chain and carbon markets.
Flagship publications
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House View’s integrated 15-year outlook and Global Energy Scenarios, available exclusively in Energy Macro
Energy macro outlooks
Navigate markets across the energy landscape
Ten annual outlooks on supply, demand, costs, technologies and project pipelines
Macro insights
Follow policy, geopolitics and market trends
Weekly macro notes and monthly trackers on oil and gas, renewables, EVs and carbon markets
Energy Macro Solution is designed to help you:
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Prioritize investment |
Identify high-growth sectors and geographic markets to guide investment decisions. |
| Plan for the long term | Shape long-term planning and investment strategy with annual and quarterly forecasts. |
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Stay on top of market shifts |
Get trackers, alerts and expert commentary on critical market and policy changes, so you can adjust strategy quickly. |
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Track emerging technologies |
Monitor and prioritize emerging energy technologies to guide R&D and innovation strategy. |
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Enter new markets |
Build market-entry strategies that align with how the global energy transition is unfolding. |
Energy Scenarios Solution
Energy Scenarios Solution provides European Majors with a comprehensive data tool for understanding the historical and future energy system. It covers energy and emissions across 217 countries, 60+ sectors and 70 energy carriers, with 135 years of data. Users can analyze the full energy chain, from primary to final energy, under 12 global warming scenarios based on the IPCC AR6 climate report.
Full energy system
Analyze energy from primary to final use
Follow the full energy chain from source to end use across every energy carrier and scenario
Emissions coverage
Track emissions across the energy system
Examine absolute emissions and emissions intensity across all carriers, countries and sectors
Transition analysis
Assess realistic transition pathways
Outline transition pathways across hard-to-abate sectors, countries and energy sources
Energy Scenarios Solution is designed to help you:
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Analyze future energy demand |
Track final energy demand by carrier, sector and scenario, along with drivers such as industrial production, passenger-km and buildings floor space. |
| Benchmark assumptions and results | Use the data to build energy and climate models and to compare internal assumptions with energy and emissions profiles across countries and sectors. |
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Measure transition risks and opportunities |
Compare global warming scenarios to see where the energy transition creates risk and opportunity. |
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Evaluate technology adoption |
Assess adoption curves for 70+ energy carriers, including oil, gas, coal, electricity, bioenergy, hydrogen and CCUS. |
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Understand future investment needs |
Assess greenfield and brownfield capex drivers and investment profiles across countries and sectors. |
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- Centralized collaboration
- Work across multiple Cubes in the same workspace
API and MCP access
- Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT or your own AI Agent or Large Language Model connect through Model Context Protocol (MCP) and answer with Rystad Energy data
- Live data in Excel, Python, Power BI and your own models, with no downloads or manual refresh
Granular, multi-level analysis
- “Micro to macro” data granularity covering the entire energy system and the advantage of a modern AI-native platform
- AskRystad/LLM based front end
Fast, reliable and flexible access
- Instant data processing, same definitions and units across every access route
- Work in web-based workspaces or bring the data into your own tools
Events and Webinars
Register for our upcoming events and webinars, including:
- Gas Turbines: Power Meets Pressure | 28 October 2026 | Online webinar
- Rystad Energy ADIPEC Market Briefing | 04 November 2026 | Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Rystad Energy WEM Price Forecast Briefing | 24 November 2026 | Perth, Australia
The following on-demand recordings may be of interest to you:
- Rystad Talks Energy | Pathways to resilience - this webinar marked the launch of Global Energy Scenarios 2026
- Rystad Energy Innovate: Launching the next-generation market intelligence platform - this virtual keynote marked the launch of Spektra
Your go-to podcast for smart energy insights
Let's Talk Energy
From geopolitics to technology, markets to energy transition, the Let’s Talk Energy podcast explores the forces reshaping the global energy system. Featuring Rystad Energy experts and industry voices, the podcast connects data, context, and real-world implications to help listeners understand what’s happening now and what’s coming next.