Energy Transitions Commission

What Energy Transitions Commission does

The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) is a London-headquartered global coalition of senior leaders from across the energy landscape, founded in 2016 (firmographic data shows 2015) to accelerate the transition to net-zero emissions by mid-century. Its core product is analytical output: decarbonisation roadmaps, policy briefings, and sectoral pathways produced through systems analysis and scenario modelling, disseminated as freely downloadable publications via energy-transitions.org. The portfolio spans four pillars — Energy, Industry, Transport, and Buildings — with a fifth focus on Finance, plus a dedicated Mission Possible Platform co-founded with the World Economic Forum in 2020 for harder-to-abate sectors including steel, cement, chemicals, aviation, shipping, and trucking. Recent publication streams cover power systems transformation, carbon in an electrified future, energy productivity, energy security post-Hormuz, and India-specific agrivoltaics.

ETC does not sell products or services; it operates a coalition / membership-funding model, with member organisations spanning energy producers (Shell, SSE, Vattenfall, ReNew, Envision), energy-intensive industries (ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel, Saint-Gobain), technology providers (Schneider Electric, Octopus Energy), financial institutions (HSBC, Barclays, EBRD, Lombard Odier, Rabobank), and environmental NGOs and academia (WRI, European Climate Foundation, UN Foundation). Revenue mechanics are described as subscription-recurring coalition membership and partnership funding. The secretariat is provided by SYSTEMIQ Ltd, and ETC maintains regional programmes across Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, and the USA. Co-Chairs are Adair Turner and Jules Kortenhorst (re-appointed December 2025 effective Q1 2026), with Ita Kettleborough as Director and Faustine Delasalle as Vice Chair (also CEO of Mission Possible Partnership).

Name

Energy Transitions Commission

Legal name

Energy Transitions Commission

Website

https://energy-transitions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Energy Transitions Commission is a London-based global coalition of energy, industry, finance, and NGO leaders that produces analytical roadmaps, reports, and briefings accelerating the transition to net-zero emissions by mid-century, hosted by SYSTEMIQ Ltd.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate and Energy Transition Advisory

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Transition Plan Development & Implementation Roadmapping (EUABAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sector-Specific Net-Zero Pathways & Benchmarking (hard-to-abate methodologies) (EUABAKAI), Climate Finance Strategy (CapEx planning, green finance, incentives & grants) (EUABAKAG), Regulatory & Disclosure Strategy (CSRD/ESRS, ISSB/IFRS S2, SEC, TCFD) (EUABAKAH)

Keywords

• Energy transition advisory
• Net-zero roadmaps
• Climate policy analysis
• Decarbonization research
• Clean energy strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Coalition Membership and Partnerships: The ETC operates as a global coalition funded by member organizations from energy producers, energy-intensive industries, technology providers, finance players, and environmental NGOs. The ETC is hosted by SYSTEMIQ Ltd.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The Energy Transitions Commission is a global coalition that develops transition roadmaps, analytical reports, and policy recommendations laying out pathways to net-zero emissions across energy, industry, transport, and buildings. Its work is delivered through major reports, technical briefings, and the Mission Possible Platform co-established with the World Economic Forum for harder-to-abate sectors. All publications are produced through engagement with experts, industry associations, NGOs, and practitioners and are freely distributed.

Product overview

The Energy Transitions Commission is a global coalition that produces analytical reports, roadmaps, and briefings on energy transition pathways rather than a software product company. Its core offering consists of major research publications including reports on carbon management, energy productivity, power systems transformation, and sector-specific decarbonization analyses for industry, transport, and buildings. The portfolio includes the Mission Possible Partnership platform (with World Economic Forum) for harder-to-abate sectors, regional programmes covering Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, and USA, sector decarbonization programmes for steel, cement, chemicals, aviation, shipping, and trucking, energy programmes covering electricity, hydrogen, biomass and carbon capture, and financing analyses. All products are research and policy advisory publications rather than technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mission Possible Platform: An initiative established by the ETC and the World Economic Forum focused on decarbonising harder-to-abate sectors including heavy industry and long-distance transport.

Products and services

• Energy Transition Reports and Publications Comprehensive reports, technical briefings, and roadmaps analyzing pathways to net-zero emissions across energy, industry, transport, and buildings sectors, including major reports such as 'Carbon in an Electrified Future', 'Power Systems Transformation', 'Making Mission Possible', and 'Energy Productivity'. The publications are produced through engagement with experts and practitioners and are freely available for download.
• Mission Possible Partnership An initiative established by the ETC and the World Economic Forum to develop sector transition strategies and translate 1.5°C-aligned pathways into sectoral action across heavy industry and long-distance transport. Provides industry value-chain guidance through partnerships with corporate leaders in harder-to-abate sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Demonstrated that decarbonizing the global economy is technically and economically feasible with long-term costs lower than continued fossil fuel dependence
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Global Sustainable Education & Leadership (GSEL) NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 February 2026Partnership to develop scalable pathways for Cleaner Energy Rollout for Africa targeting Sub-Saharan Africa. Joint report on sustainable education and leadership in energy access aims to address energy poverty through distributed energy systems.
• World Economic ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-founded the Mission Possible Platform alongside RMI, We Mean Business Coalition and World Economic Forum in 2020. This initiative translates 1.5°C-aligned pathways into sectoral action across heavy industry and long-distance transport.
• RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-founded the Mission Possible Partnership and collaborates on China pathway analysis. ETC Chairman Jules Kortenhorst previously served as CEO of RMI for nearly a decade.
• Climate Policy InitiativesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaborated with TERI and Climate Policy Initiative to identify how energy flexibility can enable a reliable, low-cost clean power system in India.
• We Mean Business CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founder of the Mission Possible Partnership, working to mobilize business action on climate.
• Mission Possible PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMPP is an independent non-profit advancing global clean industry transformation. Faustine Delasalle serves as both MPP CEO and ETC Vice Chair. MPP CEO serves as Vice Chair of ETC.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Energy Agency (IEA): The IEA is the premier intergovernmental energy analysis body, producing flagship net-zero pathway reports (e.g., Net Zero by 2050) and serving governments worldwide. It is the most direct comparator to ETC on global energy transition analysis and policy advice.
• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): IRENA is the global intergovernmental body for renewable energy analysis, producing roadmaps and cost analysis for wind, solar, hydrogen, and grid integration. Its mandate overlaps significantly with ETC's clean energy and power systems transformation work.
• Mission Possible Partnership: MPP is an independent non-profit co-founded by ETC with WEF, RMI, and We Mean Business Coalition to advance clean industry transformation in hard-to-abate sectors. It shares leadership with ETC (ETC Vice Chair also serves as MPP CEO) and operates in the same analytical and convening lane.
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI): RMI is a clean-energy research and advisory organization co-founding the Mission Possible Partnership with ETC and producing industry transition analyses. ETC's incoming Co-Chair Jules Kortenhorst was formerly RMI's CEO for nearly a decade, evidencing deep organizational overlap.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): WRI is a global research organization that produces data-driven analysis on climate, energy, and sustainability (e.g., CAIT, Climate Watch). It is an ETC member organization and operates overlapping analytical work in the same target audience of policymakers and corporates.
• Climate Policy Initiative (CPI): CPI is a climate finance analysis organization producing the Global Landscape of Climate Finance and related investment tracking. It has partnered with ETC on India energy flexibility work and serves overlapping financial-institution and policymaker segments.
• We Mean Business Coalition: We Mean Business Coalition mobilizes corporate climate action and is a co-founder of the Mission Possible Partnership with ETC. It targets the same corporate leaders and policy-maker audiences with adjacent (rather than identical) tools and commitments.

Broad incumbents

• World Economic Forum (WEF): WEF is a broader international organization for public-private cooperation across all sectors; its Mission Possible Platform partnership with ETC brings climate into the same convening portfolio. WEF operates at much larger scale across many topics beyond energy.
• BloombergNEF: BloombergNEF is a commercial energy research provider offering subscription data, analysis, and modeling on energy transition markets. It is listed as an ETC knowledge partner and competes for the same financial-institution and corporate-decision-maker audience, but with a paid subscription model.

Others

• SYSTEMIQ: SYSTEMIQ hosts and powers the ETC secretariat, providing analytical and delivery support for ETC reports and initiatives. It is a separate operating entity whose mission intersects heavily with ETC's but is structurally distinct (host rather than peer).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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