1. Transitioning Energy, Industry, Transport
Accelerating the shift to renewables, energy efficiency and zero-emission technologies, while phasing out fossil fuels in a fair and inclusive way.
Energy, industry, and transport are responsible for 77 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, making the transformation of these systems the one of the biggest levers for limiting climate change.
Axis 1 in the Action Agenda drives this shift through both supply and demand: expanding and strengthening power grids, tripling renewable energy, doubling energy efficiency, and electrifying transport, buildings, and industrial processes wherever possible.
For sectors that cannot easily be electrified, such as aviation, shipping, and parts of heavy industry, the focus turns to solutions like hydrogen and sustainable fuels. Woven through all of this is a commitment to a just, orderly, and equitable transition, ensuring communities dependent on fossil fuels are not left behind and that the hundreds of millions of people still without reliable electricity gain access to clean, affordable power as part of the process.
Key Objectives:
Expand renewable energy deployment and efficiency improvements by tripling the use of renewables and doubling energy efficiency, supported by resilient power grids, sustainable transition minerals, and sectoral initiatives in cooling, data centers, and infrastructure resilience.
Accelerate the deployment of zero- and low-emission technologies in hard-to-abate sectors through powershoring, biosolutions, green corridors, and decarbonization pathways for aviation, maritime, steel, cement, and road transport industries.
Ensure universal energy access by expanding electricity and clean cooking solutions across regions, supported by infrastructure and public policy convergence, with a focus on underserved areas, including rural and vulnerable communities.
Advance a just, orderly and equitable transition away from fossil fuels through sustainable fuels, inclusive planning, oil and gas decarbonization solutions and alternatives to unabated coal, aligned with global alliances and sectoral roadmaps.
Progress
4,448GW
Renewable capacity more than doubled 2015-2024 (1,900 to 14,448 GW)
91%
of new renewables are cheaper than fossils
22%
EVs at 22% of vehicle sales in 2024
*Data refers to Global Socioeconomic Indicators listed on the 2025 Yearbook of Global Climate Action and not to Plans to Accelerate Solution (PAS) progress. For more information read the 2025 Yearbook of Global Climate Action.
Be part of the implementation
Take action where your operations and value chain have the greatest climate-related risks. Drive change by seizing new opportunities across energy, nature, agriculture, cities, human development, finance.
Through Axis 1: Transitioning Energy, Industry, and Transport, businesses can spearhead the overhaul of global infrastructure by expanding clean energy access, electrifying transport fleets, and aggressively procuring near-zero materials to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors like steel and cement. Key actions businesses can take include:
Expand reliable and affordable clean energy access across your markets & supply chains by joining a leading group of businesses, including Utilities for Net Zero Zero Alliance (UNEZA), a coalition of global power utilities scaling renewables, RE100, a group of 440+ companies shifting to 100% renewables by 2030, and EP100.
Accelerate zero-carbon road, aviation, and shipping transport, by purchasing lower carbon transport through Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) for high-integrity sustainable aviation fuel, EV100, a network of leaders electrifying corporate fleets, First Movers Coalition, a global coalition of over 100 companies representing annual clean demand of $19 billion by 2030, Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance – ZEMBA and Getting to Zero Coalition, committed to zero-emission vessels by 2030, and Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance (SFBA), decarbonizing heavy-duty road transportation.
Advance zero-carbon manufacturing in hard-to-abate sectors such as cement & steel, and aluminium by procuring near-zero industry products through First Movers Coalition, SteelZero and ConcreteZero committed to 100% net-zero steel use by 2050, and, committed to 100% net-zero concrete by 2050.
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