1、 Volume 6|March 2024 Multidimensional TransitionLook Forward2Look Forward Journale are at a pivotal moment in the energy transition.Sweeping financial investments have set the stage for a decade of deployment.Thousands of new projects and new technologies will enter the worlds energy ecosystem,from

2、hydrogen to carbon capture and more.In addition,artificial intelligence is transforming capabilities in data processing and decision-making that will impact the energy industry.While evidence of the transition is clear,uncertainties remain.In this edition of Look Forward:Multidimensional Transition,

3、our economists,analysts,researchers and data experts examine the challenges and opportunities of decarbonization,focusing on topics with the greatest potential for large-scale disruption and deployment.This issue explores a spectrum of topics:energy security,geopolitics of energy and climate change,

4、critical minerals for energy transition,natural gas,carbon markets,methane emissions,transportation,and material transition.It is intended to help decision-makers in asset management,asset ownership,companies,multilateral institutions,nonprofits and governments look beyond the near term and explore

5、the trends that will shape our future.I encourage you to seek out previous volumes of Look Forward as well,which cover a range of topics to help navigate an uncertain world.Get in touch with us to share your own views on these topics and ask questions.We want to hear from you.WSaugata Saha President

6、,S&P Global Commodity Insights3March 2024Multidimensional transitionAtul Arya,Ph.D.Chief Energy Strategist,S&P Global Commodity Insights Co-chair,S&P Global Research Council The global energy system has been in continuous transition for centuries,but it is the current transition that has everyone ta