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Third, there is the ‘resilience transition’. The impact of extreme weather events, cybersecurity threats and the energy-water-food nexus on the energy sector are powerful drivers to adapt and innovate. This will result in different ways of thinking about infrastructure and critical system components. To navigate these transitions with limited resources while fighting the headwinds of sluggish economic growth, investors and governments have to be very clear what their strengths and priorities are. As we face this triple transition, we see that the analysis undertaken over the past five years through the World Energy Council and Oliver Wyman’s World Energy Trilemma report create a strong foundation for countries to address the challenges of the energy trilemma of security, environmental sustainability and equity.Leaders need to come up now with innovative policies and look beyond the energy sector, which will require changes to the economy and to our transportation, manufacturing, construction and agricultural sectors.Our 2016 World Energy Trilemma report identified five focus areas to support policymakers and energy leaders in their decision-making process: transforming energy supply, advancing energy access, enabling consumer affordability and industry competitiveness, improving energy efficiency and managing demand, and finally, 038 GLOBAL VOICES