World Economic Forum

WEF warns East-West decoupling could cost $6.9T in GDP

The World Economic Forum has warned that a full economic decoupling between Eastern and Western blocs could wipe out as much as $6.9 trillion from global GDP, an amount larger than every economy in the world except the United States…

WEF warns energy transition is fragmenting despite record $3.3T in investment

The energy price shock triggered by the US-Iran conflict and the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz is reshaping energy decisions from British rooftops to international climate negotiations, with consumers, governments, and investors all moving more aggressively toward renewables…

WEF finds global energy transition readiness fell for first time in a decade

The global energy transition has stalled despite record investment, with transition readiness declining for the first time in more than a decade, according to the World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2026 released on Wednesday.