Schneider Electric’s 2018 Global Outlook includes six trends that explore the most significant regional, national and international shifts in energy market dynamics and sustainability initiatives – from planning to policy and production to purchase.
In November 2017, we brought together 16 experts from across several teams – Operations, Research, Analytics and Risk Management – to debate the following question: “What trends will have the greatest impact on energy and sustainability strategies in 2018?”
Experts discussed geopolitical tendencies, consumer behavior, policy evolution, technological innovation, economics and gut reaction to events in 2017. After much debate, the team settled on the trends most impactful to our clients this year:
1. Geopolitical Market Changes Globally: Political Division, Energy Trends Unite
2. Current & Future State of Coal: Policy Shifts & Energy-specific Developments
3. Rise of Electric Vehicles
4. Regulation, Deregulation & New Technologies: Impact on Renewable Energy Purchasing
5. Decarbonizing Heat: What Hydrogen, Arnold & Denmark have in Common
6. Increased Momentum on Science Based Targets
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