Our Commissioners come from a range of organisations – energy producers, energy-intensive industries, technology providers, finance players and environmental NGOs – which operate across developed and developing countries and play different roles in the energy transition. This diversity of viewpoints informs our work: our analyses are developed with a systems perspective through extensive exchanges with experts and practitioners. The ETC is chaired by Lord Adair Turner who works with the ETC team, led by Faustine Delasalle. Our Commissioners are listed on the next page. 

Keeping 1.5°C Alive: Closing the Gap in the 2020s was developed by the Commissioners with the support of the ETC Secretariat, provided by SYSTEMIQ. This briefing paper has also been developed in close consultation with experts from companies, industry initiatives, international organisations, non-governmental organisations and academia. The publication was developed with input from the UK COP26 team to enhance the available analysis in the lead up to COP26. This briefing paper draws heavily on work developed by Climate Action Tracker (CAT) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), and ETC knowledge partners BloombergNEF. We warmly thank our knowledge partners and contributors for their inputs.

This report constitutes a collective view of the Energy Transitions Commission. Members of the ETC endorse the general thrust of the arguments made in this publication but should not be taken as agreeing with every finding or recommendation. The institutions with which the Commissioners are affiliated have not been asked to formally endorse this briefing paper.

The ETC Commissioners not only agree on the importance of reaching net-zero carbon emissions from the energy and industrial systems by mid-century, but also share a broad vision of how the transition can be achieved. The fact that this agreement is possible between leaders from companies and organisations with different perspectives on and interests in the energy system should give decision makers across the world confidence that it is possible simultaneously to grow the global economy and to limit global warming to well below 2˚C. Many of the key actions to achieve these goals are clear and can be pursued without delay.