News & events

Assessing the commitments from COP26

This ETC Short reviews the commitments made during COP26. This is an updated version of the Short published on 12/11/2021 which reviewed the commitments from the first week of COP26.

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Speech by Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, at the COP26 ‘Destination 2030’

Adair Turner presented the Energy Transitions Commission’s analysis of how latest pledges from first week of COP26 might help to close gap to a 1.5°C pathway. The speech was presented at the Destination 2030 event, a stock-take session of what has been achieved at COP26 so far, exploring what’s necessary, what’s possible & what’s already underway to deliver the promise of Paris & keep 1.5°C alive. Hosted by the UN High Level Climate Champions in partnership with the UK COP26 presidency.

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Material Economics launches EU Biomass report

The ETC developed the analytical work alongside Material Economics to refine global perspectives on the role of bioresources in a net-zero economy. Their deep dive on bioresource use in Europe provides a stark reminder that a course correction on biomass supply is urgently needed regionally.

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A zero-carbon China by mid-century

China can achieve the twin goals of net-zero carbon emissions and becoming a rich developed economy by 2050, a new report by the Energy Transitions Commission and Rocky Mountain Institute has shown.

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The Energy Storage Summit

The 8th Energy Storage Summit, Europe’s largest event on energy storage innovation, investment and policy, explores Europe’s challenges such as the growing urgency for market redesign, supply chain constraints, ESG concerns, and technology risk all create uncertainty for energy storage business models and are subsequently holding up project deployment.

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Edie 23

edie 23 is the event which empowers businesses to take decisive actions and achieve systemic change. Formerly known as the Sustainability Leaders Forum, this 13-year-old event has evolved and upscaled into a climate action show like no other.

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Economist – 8th Annual Sustainability Week

The Economist 8th annual Sustainability Week focuses on helping businesses become sustainable faster. We are the independent guide to sustainability, helping our audience cut through the noise and supporting them as they achieve sustainability goals and reach outcomes with actual business value. We help businesses, policymakers, financiers, investors, NGOs and others achieve sustainability goals, faster.

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ETC Member Focus – Asia and Australia Tour

Adair Turner (ETC, Chair) and Philip Lake (ETC, Global Programmes Lead) recently touched down in 5 key countries (South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Australia and Malaysia) on their 2-week tour to visit ETC members and support regional initiatives, engage with local energy ministries and business groups, and meet leading companies in the energy transition.

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Meet the Team – Caroline Randle

Get to know Caroline Randle, Head of Communications at the ETC. For the last three years, Caroline has spearheaded communications efforts, amplifying the ETC’s messages globally.

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How to achieve a net-zero economy by 2050

In this Energy Transitions Commission video, we explain that to limit global warming to below 1.5°C, the world must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by mid-century. A net-zero economy by mid-century is technically and economically feasible, and is built on abundant, cheap zero-carbon electricity.

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Regional Spotlight – Africa

Find out about the work from our programmes across the world. Today we hear from the ETC Africa programme, that aims to brings a clear, fact-based approach to sub-Saharan Africa’s transition pathways, in partnership with WRI Africa.

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Meet the Team – Philip Lake

Get to know the ETC’s Global Programmes Lead, Philip Lake, and what he has accomplished through the regional programmes in Africa, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, and the USA to date.

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Regional Spotlight – Australia

Find out about the work from our programmes across the world. Today we hear from the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative – a programme convened by Climateworks Centre and Climate-KIC Australia in collaboration with the Energy Transitions Commission.

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Meet the Team – Mike Hemsley

Get to know the ETC’s Deputy Director, Mike Hemsley. Find out his views on mitigating climate change, and hear his inside perspective on the ETC’s workstreams and analysis.

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Members Talk – Zoë Knight, HSBC

Read our Member Talk with HSBC’s Zoë Knight. Zoë is the Managing Director & Group Head of the HSBC Centre of Sustainable Finance, and has been an ETC Commissioner since 2017. 

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Meet the ETC Team – Ita Kettleborough

Get to know Ita Kettleborough, Director of the Energy Transitions Commission. For the last two and a half years Ita has been leading our analytical and regional programmes and the central secretariat, in her role as Deputy Director.

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Members Talk – Agustin Delgado, Iberdrola Energy

Read our Member Talk with Iberdrola’s Agustin Delgado, their Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer. Iberdrola have been with the ETC since March 2020 and began a thorough transformation of its business model more than 20 years ago, when it opted for a sustainable, safe and competitive energy model.

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