Energy, Power and Transition State of Power 2024

1 February 2024

120 minutes read

The fossil fuel based energy system has shaped capitalism and our geopolitical order. Our 12th State of Power report unveils the corporate and financial actors that underpin this order, the dangers of an unjust energy transition, lessons for movements of resistance, and the possibilities for transformative change.

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Publication type: Online report
Part of series: State of Power , 12

Authors

Nick Buxton
Timothy Mitchell
Thea Riofrancos
Ozzi Warwick
Steffen Haag
Johanna Tunn
Tobias Kalt
Franziska Müller
Jenny Simon
Ebla Research Collective
Gz. MeeNilankco Theiventhran
Kristian Stokke
Olivier Petitjean
Clémence Dubois
James Goodman
Decarbonising Electricity research group
Daniel Chavez
Lala Peñaranda
Tatiana Roa Avendaño
Eliana Carolina Carrillo Rodríguez
Communia Collective
Ashley Dawson
Matt Rota
Benjamin Schütze
Elia El Khazen
Charlotte Mueller
Philipp Wagner
Lisa Pier
Matthews Hlabane
Vera Weghmann

This is an online report, below you can find the featured essays and infographics. A downloadable PDF version is also available here.

Infographics

Who uses energy? Infographics: State of Power 2024
Who controls energy? Infographics: State of Power 2024
Who controls the energy transition? Infographics: State of Power 2024

Essays

Power switch Building a just energy transition in an age of corporate and imperial power
State of Power

Just Transition

Energy Democracy

Middle East and North Africa
Longread by

Timothy Mitchell

Thea Riofrancos

Ozzi Warwick

Nick Buxton
Publication date: 8 February 2024
Who profits from the green energy rush? Derisking and power relations in Africa’s renewable energy finance
State of Power

Energy Democracy

Just Transition
Longread by

Steffen Haag

Johanna Tunn

Tobias Kalt

Franziska Müller

Jenny Simon
Publication date: 9 February 2024
Negotiating a global energy crisis on our stairwell Lessons from Lebanon
State of Power

Energy Democracy

Middle East and North Africa
Longread by

Ebla Research Collective

Publication date: 8 February 2024
Titanic Encounters Geopolitics at the centre of energy transitions in the Sri Lanka

State of Power
Longread by

Gz. MeeNilankco Theiventhran

Kristian Stokke
Publication date: 8 February 2024
Power-off Lessons from the struggles against Big Oil
State of Power

Stop Corporate Impunity
Longread by

Olivier Petitjean

Clémence Dubois
Publication date: 8 February 2024
Decarbonising Electricity The costs of private sector-led renewable energy, and opportunities for alternatives in Australia, Germany and India
State of Power

Energy Democracy

Just Transition
Longread by

James Goodman

Decarbonising Electricity research group
Publication date: 8 February 2024
State-Run Oil Companies and the Energy Transition The case of Colombia’s Ecopetrol
State of Power

Just Transition
Longread by

Daniel Chavez

Lala Peñaranda
Publication date: 8 February 2024
Energy revolution A community-based approach to socio-ecological transformation
State of Power

Public Community Collaborations

Transformative Local Politics

Energy Democracy
Longread by

Tatiana Roa Avendaño

Eliana Carolina Carrillo Rodríguez
Publication date: 8 February 2024
Socialising energy Lesson from radical housing campaigns in Germany
State of Power

Energy Democracy
Longread by

Communia Collective

Publication date: 8 February 2024
Dual Power Building a Movement for the Abolition of Fossil Capital and the Construction of Public Renewables
State of Power

Energy Democracy
Longread by

Ashley Dawson

Publication date: 8 February 2024
Facilitating energy flows, containing humans Authoritarian energy transitions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
State of Power

Middle East and North Africa
Longread by

Benjamin Schütze

Elia El Khazen

Charlotte Mueller

Philipp Wagner
Publication date: 8 February 2024
Reclaiming Power? Shifting geographies of extractivism in South Africa and visions for a just transition from below
State of Power

Energy Democracy

Just Transition
Longread by

Lisa Pier

Matthews Hlabane
Publication date: 8 February 2024
Waste to Energy A privatised false solution
State of Power

Energy Democracy
Longread by

Vera Weghmann

Publication date: 8 February 2024
Illustrating Energy, Power and Transition State of Power 2024
State of Power

Energy Democracy

Just Transition

Climate Crisis
Longread by

Matt Rota

Publication date: 22 February 2024

Building a Just Energy Transition in an Age of Corporate and Imperial Power

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Nick Buxton in Conversation with Thea Riofrancos, Ozzi Warwick, and Timothy Mitchell

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The fossil fuel based energy system has shaped capitalism and our geopolitical order. On the 50th year of TNI's existence, the State of Power report unveils the corporate and financial actors that underpin this order, the dangers of an unjust energy transition, lessons for movements of resistance, and the possibilities for transformative change.

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Authors

Nick Buxton
Timothy Mitchell
Thea Riofrancos
Ozzi Warwick
Steffen Haag
Johanna Tunn
Tobias Kalt
Franziska Müller
Jenny Simon
Ebla Research Collective
Gz. MeeNilankco Theiventhran
Kristian Stokke
Olivier Petitjean
Clémence Dubois
James Goodman
Decarbonising Electricity research group
Daniel Chavez
Lala Peñaranda
Tatiana Roa Avendaño
Eliana Carolina Carrillo Rodríguez
Communia Collective
Ashley Dawson
Matt Rota
Benjamin Schütze
Elia El Khazen
Charlotte Mueller
Philipp Wagner
Lisa Pier
Matthews Hlabane
Vera Weghmann

Illustrations by Matt Rota

Infographics by Evan Clayburg

Infographic research by Elaine Forde

This is an online report, below you can find the featured essays and infographics. A downloadable PDF version is also available here.

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Infographics

Who uses energy? Infographics: State of Power 2024

Who controls energy? Infographics: State of Power 2024

Who controls the energy transition? Infographics: State of Power 2024

Essays

Power switch Building a just energy transition in an age of corporate and imperial power

Who profits from the green energy rush? Derisking and power relations in Africa’s renewable energy finance

Negotiating a global energy crisis on our stairwell Lessons from Lebanon

Titanic Encounters Geopolitics at the centre of energy transitions in the Sri Lanka

Power-off Lessons from the struggles against Big Oil

Decarbonising Electricity The costs of private sector-led renewable energy, and opportunities for alternatives in Australia, Germany and India

State-Run Oil Companies and the Energy Transition The case of Colombia’s Ecopetrol

Energy revolution A community-based approach to socio-ecological transformation

Socialising energy Lesson from radical housing campaigns in Germany

Dual Power Building a Movement for the Abolition of Fossil Capital and the Construction of Public Renewables

Facilitating energy flows, containing humans Authoritarian energy transitions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

Reclaiming Power? Shifting geographies of extractivism in South Africa and visions for a just transition from below

Waste to Energy A privatised false solution

Illustrating Energy, Power and Transition State of Power 2024

Building a Just Energy Transition in an Age of Corporate and Imperial Power

Nick Buxton in Conversation with Thea Riofrancos, Ozzi Warwick, and Timothy Mitchell

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Who uses energy? Infographics: State of Power 2024

Who controls energy? Infographics: State of Power 2024

Who controls the energy transition? Infographics: State of Power 2024

Essays

Power switch Building a just energy transition in an age of corporate and imperial power

Who profits from the green energy rush? Derisking and power relations in Africa’s renewable energy finance

Negotiating a global energy crisis on our stairwell Lessons from Lebanon

Titanic Encounters Geopolitics at the centre of energy transitions in the Sri Lanka

Power-off Lessons from the struggles against Big Oil

Decarbonising Electricity The costs of private sector-led renewable energy, and opportunities for alternatives in Australia, Germany and India

State-Run Oil Companies and the Energy Transition The case of Colombia’s Ecopetrol

Energy revolution A community-based approach to socio-ecological transformation

Socialising energy Lesson from radical housing campaigns in Germany

Dual Power Building a Movement for the Abolition of Fossil Capital and the Construction of Public Renewables

Facilitating energy flows, containing humans Authoritarian energy transitions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

Reclaiming Power? Shifting geographies of extractivism in South Africa and visions for a just transition from below

Waste to Energy A privatised false solution

Illustrating Energy, Power and Transition State of Power 2024

Building a Just Energy Transition in an Age of Corporate and Imperial Power

Nick Buxton in Conversation with Thea Riofrancos, Ozzi Warwick, and Timothy Mitchell

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