If 'energy transition' means clean energy replaces fossil energy in absolute terms, then the transition has not truly started. The transition has happened in some regions and for many communities and individuals, but globally, record emissions from fossil energy are on course to move even higher next year. Up to the present, renewables have met some, but not all, of the world’s additional energy demand. Optically, the transition seems to be in stall mode, with high oil and gas pr