Our Inclusive Energy Future
The Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions
Our Energy Future: The Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions was established on 26 January 2021. The commission currently has 30 members and brings together government leaders, ministers and prominent thinkers.
The Commission's work comes at a critical moment in clean energy transitions around the world. As countries seek to advance their shifts to clean energy technologies, the success of these efforts will rest on enabling citizens to benefit from the opportunities and navigate the disruptions. This includes social and economic impacts on individuals and communities, as well as issues of affordability and fairness.
Commission members will explore these questions in depth, taking into account the need to see people as active participants in clean energy transitions – in collective decision-making and through individual actions and behaviours. Equity and inclusion issues will also be examined, including gender equality. The commission’s meetings resulted in key recommendations in advance of COP26.
Recommendations
Our actionable recommendations draw on recent experiences and best practices from around the world. The Commission recognises that local circumstances and clean energy pathways will differ, and therefore these recommendations may be applied in different ways. The Commission intends for these recommendations to influence the clean energy policies and programmes of governments, funders, investors and international organisations globally in order to maximise their benefits to people and ensure the overall success of clean energy transitions on the path to net zero.
Commission Members
Mette FREDERIKSEN
Prime Minister, Denmark
Dan JØRGENSEN
Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark
Sophie GLADIMA
Minister for Petroleum and Energy, Senegal
Mohammed Bin Hamed AL RUMHI
Minister of Oil and Gas, Oman
Tina BRU
Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Norway
Sharan BURROW
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Roberto CINGOLANI
Minister for Ecological Transition, Italy
Christiana FIGUERES
Founding Partner, Global Optimism Group
Leonore GEWESSLER
Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Austria
Jamshyd N GODREJ
Chairperson, Council on Energy, Environment and Water
Juan Carlos JOBET
Outgoing Minister of Energy, Chile
Hiroshi KAJIYAMA
Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Michał KURTYKA
Former Minister of Climate and Environment, Poland
Joe MANCHIN
Senator and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States
Samson Gwede MANTASHE
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, South Africa
Diego MESA PUYO
Minister of Mines and Energy, Colombia
Rocío NAHLE GARCÍA
Secretary of Energy, Mexico
Damilola OGUNBIYI
CEO and Special Representative of the UN SG for SEforALL and Co-Chair of UN-Energy
Seamus O'REGAN
Former Minister of Natural Resources, Canada
Muriel PÉNICAUD
Ambassador at the Permanent Representative of France to the OECD, Former Minister of Labour, France
Mark PHILLIPS
Prime Minister, Guyana
Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ
Fourth Vice President of the Government, Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain
Jorge RIVERA STAFF
Energy Secretary, Panamá
Kadri SIMSON
European Commissioner for Energy
Simonetta SOMMARUGA
Federal Councillor, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland
Beniamin STRZELECKI
Global Focal Point, SDG 7 Youth Constituency
Arifin TASRIF
Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia
Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah TURKSON
First Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Vatican
Chiagozie UDEH
Global Focal Point, SDG 7 Youth Constituency
Tinne VAN DER STRAETEN
Minister for Energy, Belgium
Lei ZHANG
Founder and CEO, Envision Group
