Clean Energy Ministerial

Name

Clean Energy Ministerial

Legal name

Clean Energy Ministerial

Website

https://cleanenergyministerial.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clean Energy Policy Coordination and Multilateral Collaboration

NAICS

International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) & Clean Energy Standards Compliance (EUAMANAF)

Keywords

• Clean energy policy coordination
• Multilateral energy cooperation
• Clean energy ministerial initiatives
• International energy collaboration
• Clean power transition forum

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) is an intergovernmental forum that convenes the world's largest economies, international organizations, and companies to accelerate clean energy transitions. It delivers its mission through a portfolio of named multilateral initiatives and campaigns spanning Power, Transport, Industry, Buildings, Cross-Cutting Solutions, and Empowering Society, providing policy coordination, knowledge sharing, technical assistance, scenario planning, and campaign management for member governments.

Product overview

The Clean Energy Ministerial is a global policy coalition platform—not a traditional product company—comprising over 30 member countries representing 90% of installed clean power generation capacity and 80% of global clean investments. The organization operates through a portfolio of sector-specific and cross-cutting initiatives and campaigns organized under six thematic areas: Power, Transport, Industry, Buildings, Cross-Cutting Solutions, and Empowering Society. These initiatives—including the 21st Century Power Partnership, Electric Vehicles Initiative, Hydrogen Initiative, NICE Future Initiative, SEAD, LTES, Empowering People Initiative, and C3E—function as collaborative frameworks for knowledge sharing, policy development, technical assistance, and campaign coordination rather than software products or services. The initiatives are coordinated by the CEM Secretariat (operated under the International Energy Agency) and implemented through international partnerships with organizations such as IRENA, NREL, IEA, and various national laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 21st Century Power Partnership

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• International Energy Agency (IEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CEM Secretariat was established as a Special Activity of the IEA under Article 65 of the Agreement on the International Energy Programme. IEA serves as the institutional home and provides administrative and analytical support for CEM initiatives.
• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRENA coordinates the Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) Initiative and collaborates on multiple initiatives including energy transition planning and scenario development.
• CALSTART/Drive to ZerocoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCALSTART manages the Drive to Zero program and campaign under the CEM Electric Vehicles Initiative, accelerating global adoption of zero-emission commercial vehicles.
• Mission InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint platform with Mission Innovation to convene clean energy experts from public and private sectors alongside CEM ministerials, aligning clean energy R&D and deployment efforts.
• Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEIDCO co-organizes events with the CEM Regional and Global Energy Interconnection Initiative and collaborates on cross-border electricity interconnection and energy development.
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEM initiatives align with and contribute to UNFCCC processes, NDCs, and Long-Term Strategies, coordinating climate action efforts.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNREL serves as campaign manager for multiple CEM initiatives including the Flexible Nuclear Campaign and supports technical coordination and analysis.
• Clean Energy Solutions Center (CESC)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCESC provides technical assistance, knowledge resources, and webinars under the CEM framework to support clean energy transitions globally.
• Global Climate Action Partnership (GCAP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCAP partners with CEM's Clean Energy Solutions Center on webinar series supporting NDC and LTS alignment for climate planning.
• C40 CitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Drive to Zero campaign, bringing city-level perspective to zero-emission commercial vehicle deployment.
• Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in Drive to Zero campaign, collaborating on decarbonization of transport sector.
• U.S. Department of EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOE leads multiple CEM initiatives including Flexible Nuclear Campaign and NICE Future, providing technical expertise and government leadership.
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUNIDO serves as Operating Agent for the Energy Management Working Group, supporting ISO 50001 implementation globally.
• International Solar AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with CEM Transforming Solar Initiative on building resilient global solar supply chains.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA): IRENA is a multilateral intergovernmental organization that supports countries in their energy transitions, with a specific focus on renewable energy. As CEM's core partner coordinating the Long-term Energy Scenarios (LTES) Initiative and co-leading multiple workstreams, it is a direct peer in mandate and delivery model.
• Mission Innovation: Mission Innovation is a global initiative of 23 countries working to accelerate clean energy R&D, and is co-located with CEM at ministerials (joint CEM/MI events). The two organizations share a convening model on public-private R&D coordination and overlap on the same member-country base.
• GEIDCO (Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization): GEIDCO is an international organization promoting cross-border electricity interconnection and clean energy development, co-organizing events with CEM's Regional and Global Energy Interconnection (RGEI) Initiative. It is a direct peer as another intergovernmental-style body coordinating cross-border clean power.
• C40 Cities: C40 is a network of mayors of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating on climate action, and a CEM partner in the Drive to Zero campaign for zero-emission commercial vehicles. It is a direct peer as another multi-stakeholder climate/clean energy coalition serving overlapping sub-national constituencies.
• International Energy Agency (IEA): The IEA is the institutional host of the CEM Secretariat (a Special Activity under Article 65 of the IEA framework) and operates with the same member-country model for clean energy analysis and policy advice. It is the closest structural peer to CEM given the formal organizational linkage and overlapping policy mandate on energy transitions.
• International Solar Alliance (ISA): ISA is a treaty-based intergovernmental organization of solar-energy-resource-rich countries collaborating on solar deployment. It is a direct peer collaborating with CEM's Transforming Solar Supply Chains Initiative and convening similar ministerial-level engagement on a sub-domain of clean energy.

Broad incumbents

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): The UNFCCC coordinates global climate policy through the Paris Agreement and COP processes, with CEM initiatives explicitly aligning to NDCs and Long-Term Strategies. While UNFCCC's scope is broader (climate rather than clean energy specifically), it is the umbrella public-sector coordination forum that CEM feeds into and complements.
• World Energy Council: The World Energy Council is a global, member-based energy forum covering the full energy spectrum (not just clean), convening governments, industry, and academia. It is a broad incumbent peer in the international energy policy coordination space.
• IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change): The IPCC is the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change, providing the scientific underpinning that CEM initiatives draw on for energy-transition scenarios. While its mandate is scientific assessment rather than deployment, it sits in the same intergovernmental coordination architecture on climate-energy issues.

Emerging players

• Climate Group: Climate Group is an international NGO coalition working with sub-national governments and businesses on clean energy and climate action (e.g., RE100, EV100). It operates alongside CEM with overlapping themes (corporate procurement, clean transport) but from a non-state coalition model rather than intergovernmental.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CEMSecretariat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CEMsecretariat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clean-energy-ministerial

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