Energy Transitions Commission

Prominent fossil fuel industry-funded organization focused on "low carbon" economic development

The Energy Transitions Commission, established in September 2015, is a non-profit organization funded by fossil fuel companies to advise governments on climate change and economic growth. According to the ETC's positioning paper, over its first year of existence the ETC will devise a plan to transition 50% of the global energy grid to zero-carbon fuel sources by 2050 and accelerate the electrification of the building, transport and industrial sectors. It will also consider "what it would take to make fossil fuels part of the solution," and will examine conditions under which natural gas can be viewed as a bridge to renewable sources. It will also invest in carbon capture and storage research.

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Leadership & Staff

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Jean-Pascal Tricoire Schneider Electric Chairman of the Management Board, CEO & President

• Commissioner (Sep '15→?)

Andreas Regnell Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Vattenfall

• commissioner

Dominic Emery VP, Group Strategic Planning, BP

• commissioner

Alexander Laskey Opower

• Commissioner (Mar '16→?)

Andrew Steer Bezos Earth Fund; Former President and CEO of the World Resources Institute

• Commissioner (Sep '15→?)

Peter Terium Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Board of RWE

• Commissioner (Sep '15→?)

Johannes Meier CEO European Climate Foundation

• Commissioner (Sep '15→?)

Ajay Mathur soon to head The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), currently Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in India.

• Commissioner (Sep '15→?)

Anita George Senior Director of the World Bank Group's Global Practice on Energy and Extractive Industries

• Commissioner (Sep '15→?)

Dean Dalla Valle Chief Commercial Officer BHP Billiton

• Commissioner (Sep '15→?)

Board Members

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Kandeh Yumkella Former CEO SE4All

• Commissioner

Bernard David Chairman, CO2 Sciences and the Global CO2 Initiative

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Nigel Topping CEO We Mean Business; reviously Executive Director at the Carbon Disclosure Project

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Auke Lont CEO Statnett

• Commissioner

Rachel Kyte CEO Sustainable Energy for All

• Commissioner

Lord Adair Turner Member of the House of Lords, Chair of Financial Services Authority

• Chair (Mar 16 '16→?)

Simon R Thompson Chairman, Rio Tinto

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Phil New CEO Energy Systems Catapult/Former VP at BP

• Commissioner

Al Gore Vice President of the United States 1993-2001

• Commissioner (May 16 '16→Aug 11 '17)

Mukund Rajan Member Group Executive Council Tata Sons

• Commissioner (May 16 '16→Dec '18)

Donors

Bank of America Corporation The largest bank holding company in the United States

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Paulson Institute "Think and do" tank focused on US-China relations

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McKinsey & Company Management consulting firm

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United Nations Foundation A public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes

• Donation/Grant

Schneider Electric S.A. Energy management, integrated solutions in energy & infrastructure...

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Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment

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RMI Rocky Mountain Institute® (RMI) is an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit think-and-do tank™.

• Donation/Grant

Royal Dutch Shell Global oil and gas corp

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ClearPath Foundation Conservative organization which promotes clean energy policies

• Donation/Grant

BHP Group Dual Listed mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia

• Donation/Grant

Services & Transactions

McKinsey & Company Management consulting firm

• contractor ('18)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Equinor Norwegian energy company formerly known as Statoil

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United Nations Foundation A public charity, was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes

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World Resources Institute Global research organization that seeks "sustainable natural resource development"

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McKinsey & Company Management consulting firm

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