The latest work from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that electrification is a top priority in the short and medium term to set the energy system on the path needed to keep the rise in global temperatures to well below 2°C. In IRENA’s “World Energy Transitions Outlook” (2021) electricity consumption more than doubles to over 50% of global final energy consumption by 2050. This means electricity’s growth as a share of total global final energy consumption must accelerate almost four or fivefold to about 1% each year, from relatively consistent historical levels averaging around 0.2-0.25% since 1980. This must begin as soon as possible, as every year the increase in electrification with renewables is delayed means an even greater acceleration is needed. If the world would like to hold the line at a 1.5°C temperature increase, then the pace of electrification with renewables must accelerate further still to meet additional clean electricity uses required  by 2050.