# Our initiatives on energy and materials

The Centre for Energy and Materials focuses on three key thematic programmes. Under each programme we champion initiatives making a tangible impact in their respective fields.

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## Shaping the Future of Energy

Driving transitions towards a world enabled by secure, sustainable, and affordable energy systems that drive opportunity for all.


### The Future of Clean Fuels

Accelerating the speed and scale of the clean fuels transition through insights, public-private partnerships, and dialogue.

[Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/the-future-of-clean-fuels/home)


### Future of Power Systems

Accelerating power system transformation through innovation and finance to meet growing energy demand, creating a power system that drives economic growth while advancing affordability, sustainability and energy security

[Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/future-power-system/home)


### Energy Transition Index

This initiative benchmarks countries on their current energy system performance and on the readiness of their enabling environment for the energy transition.

[Discover more](https://www.weforum.org/publications/fostering-effective-energy-transition-2025/)


### AI Energy Impact: Challenges and Opportunities

Driving sustainable AI adoption by optimizing energy use and fostering innovations that accelerate the energy transition.

[Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/ai-global-alliance/aienergy)


### Responsible Renewables Infrastructure

Enabling the rapid expansion of renewable capacity and grid infrastructure while embedding better community engagement and nature-positive deployment practices.

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### Coal to Clean

Accelerating the early retirement and repurposing of coal-fired power plants in emerging economies through scaling innovative financing and technological solutions.

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## Transforming Industrial Ecosystems

Shaping the transformation of industrial ecosystems to drive economic growth, employment and reduce CO2e emissions.


### Transitioning Industrial Clusters

Supports collaboration and the development of a shared vision among co-located companies and public institutions, with the goals of driving economic growth, employment and reducing CO2 emissions.

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### Net-Zero Industry Tracker

Promoting transparency on the decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors that account for 40% of global greenhouse emissions, providing opportunities for cross-sectoral collaboration for achieve the target of net zero emissions by 2050.

[Discover more](https://www.weforum.org/publications/scaling-the-industrial-transition-hard-to-abate-sectors-and-net-zero-progress-in-2025/)


## Advancing the Future of Materials

Driving a future where material systems transition toward optimal accessibility, sustainability, and productivity, fostering societal, economic, and environmental prosperity.

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### Securing Minerals for Energy and Technologies

Advancing collaboration to strengthen the resilience of minerals, promote responsible development and mobilize finance for global mineral value chains.

[Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/securing-minerals-energy-technologies/home)


### Transitioning Materials Systems

Advancing resilient, sustainable and productive value chains by generating insights, fostering adaptive and interest-based coalitions, and accelerating innovation across the materials systems that underpin them.

[Discover more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/material-transitions/home)


### Join us in shaping the future of energy and materials

Are you interested in working with us on our initiatives?

[Get involved](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-energy-and-materials/get-involved)