How Might a Transition to a 100% Renewable Energy System in Europe Can Be Implemented as Soon as Possible?

This article deals with various scenarios for the development of the North African desert power concept Desertec, which could support Europe with power supplies for the 100% switch to renewable energies demanded at the COP 24 world climate conference. The aim is to analyze the developments of the Desertec project based on possible future developments and to present them in a coherent manner. The influences of different descriptors of the Trans-European energy market are compared in a matrix. On the basis of these, critical features with different expressions are worked out that influence the development and orientation of the energy project. Subsequently, hypothetical sequences of events are set up in three scenarios in order to draw attention to causal processes and moments of political decision. With the help of this strategic planning, it should be evaluated which variants would be conceivable in a European-oriented Desertec and what effects their implementation could have.