The global energy sector has fundamentally changed over the past two decades, characterized by widespread use of new renewable technologies and displacement of fossil fuels, which is expected to lead to stranded fossil fuel assets (Mercure et al., 2018). Furthermore, the Paris Agreement aims to limit the increase of global average temperature well below 2 oC above pre-industrial levels (UNFCCC, 2015). The extent and direction of the changes to the global energy system are highly uncertain, and the complexity of the transition towards a lower-carbon system is unprecedented. Therefore, numerous international bodies, national governments and private companies / organizations have produced long-term energy projections. These cover a wide scenario range of options for the development of world energy. Compared to a previous study that focused on the three scenarios of the World Energy Outlook (Burgherr et al., 2019), the current analysis provides a comprehensive evaluation of a variety of established outlooks and key scenarios. In particular, the following aspects are investigated. Based on very different narratives about the energy transition so-called gradual and rapid scenarios are considered. The former assume that the future energy system will roughly remain the same as of today. The latter suggests that new technologies and policies reshape markets. The time horizon for all selected scenarios is the year 2040, and results are presented for different regional country groupings. Furthermore, different risk indicators are considered, for example expected fatality rates, maximum number of fatalities in a worst-case accidents, etc. Finally, benefits and trade-offs between accident risk, sustainability and energy security are explored.