Accelerating the shift from fossil fuels to clean energy
Despite great strides in scaling up clean solutions, global emissions continue to rise. That’s because we have not done enough to scale down the primary driver of climate change: burning fossil fuels.
The Fossil to Clean campaign was launched in 2023, as a global movement of businesses going from fossil fuels to clean solutions. By taking action to phase out fossil fuels, companies send a clear market signal to energy suppliers, capital providers and governments to accelerate the provision of affordable, reliable and secure alternatives.
Accelerating the shift from fossil fuels to clean energy
Business urges governments to go fossil to clean
At COP28, over 260 companies representing > $1.6 trillion in global annual revenue urged national governments to phase out fossil fuels and scale up clean energy. Faced with resounding demands for action across the globe, world leaders agreed on the UAE Consensus, to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy solutions.
Since then, the Coalition has galvanized business and government action to deliver on this historic commitment. Broadening the vision set out in Fossil to Clean, we have launched a new multi-year program, Electric Advantage, that focuses on accelerating the shift to electrified economies.
Business urges governments to go fossil to clean
What business says about the campaign
Campaign partners
Analysis – Power Up: How Clean Energy Is Putting Fossil Fuel Demand in Doubt
Despite record investment in clean energy, the fossil fuel industry is still anticipating long-term growth in fossil fuel demand. We Mean Business Coalition brought together leading experts from Energy Transitions Commission, Ember and E3G to develop an analysis that looks at how trends in electrification and clean energy are affecting fossil fuel demand — showing that demand for each is set to slow or peak in the near future, and reaffirms momentum in clean energy deployment globally.
Analysis – Power Up: How Clean Energy Is Putting Fossil Fuel Demand in Doubt
Guidance – Business Action Checklists
The Business Action Checklists provide practical guidance on the actions companies can take over the next two to five years to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels across energy efficiency and buildings, electricity procurement, transportation and process heat. The checklists include step-by-step guidance, case studies, recommended resources and a project management tool to help businesses become more competitive and reduce dependency to volatile fossil energy prices.
Guidance – Business Action Checklists
Global Business Poll: Powering Up
This global poll reveals that corporate leaders overwhelmingly support moving away from fossil fuels, with 97% advocating for a rapid shift to renewables-based electricity. Spanning 15 countries and polling 1,477 business leaders globally, the polling is collaboration between E3G, We Mean Business Coalition and Beyond Fossil Fuels, with polling conducted by independent leading pollster, Savanta.
Global Business Poll: Powering Up
Resources and insights
The following resources are freely available to all businesses and wider stakeholders to use:
For Patagonia, phasing out fossil fuels means “getting the oil off our backs”
Principles for Global Fossil Fuel Phase Out
Time to deliver: How governments can drive private sector investment through their NDCs
Celebrating a decade of progress on corporate climate advocacy
Scaling up private sector action on climate change
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