Better Energy, Greater Prosperity: Achievable pathways to low-carbon energy systems

The Better Energy, Greater Prosperity report was developed by the Commissioners with the support of the ETC Secretariat, provided by SYSTEMIQ. It draws upon a set of analyses carried out by Climate Policy Initiative, Copenhagen Economics, McKinsey & Company, and Vivid Economics for the ETC, which are available on the ETC”s website.

This report constitutes a collective view of the Energy Transitions Commission. Members of the Energy Transitions Commission endorse the general thrust of the arguments made in this report, 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 the report.

The ETC Commissioners not only agree on the importance of cutting carbon emissions, but also share a broad vision of how the transition to a low-carbon energy system can be achieved. The fact that this agreement is possible between companies and organizations 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 limit global warming to well below 2˚C, and that many of the key actions to achieve these goals are clear