The study was prepared by the World Energy Outlook (WEO) team in the Directorate of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks (STO) in co‐operation with other directorates and offices of the International Energy Agency. The study was designed and directed by Laura Cozzi (Chief Energy Modeller and Head of Division for Energy Demand Outlook). The lead authors and coordinators of the analysis were Brent Wanner, Head of the Power Sector Unit in WEO, and Shai Hassid.

The main contributors (in alphabetical order) were Yasmine Arsalane (coal power and affordability), Sylvia Beyer (international collaboratives), Daniel Crow (behavioural change), Davide D’Ambrosio (data science), Timothy Goodson (demand), Zoe Hungerford (system integration of renewables), Vanessa Koh (policies and offshore wind), Uwe Remme (innovation), Thomas Spencer (global net zero) and Daniel Wetzel (employment).

Other contributors were Stéphanie Bouckaert, Michael Drtil, Musa Erdogan, Eric Fabozzi, Victor Garcia Tapia, Craig Hart, Pauline Henriot, Pablo Hevia-Koch, Doyob Kim, George Kamiya, Tae‐Yoon Kim, Mariachiara Polisena, Ryszard Pospiech, Peerapat Vithayasrichareon, Vida Rozite and David Wilkinson. Teresa Coon also provided essential support.