# North America


## Regional action


## Transitioning Industrial Clusters

Improve cooperation and common vision from co-located companies and public institutions to drive economic growth, employment and decarbonization.

[Explore](initiatives.weforum.org/transitioning-industrial-clusters/home)


## Explore clusters in North America

Industrial clusters are geographic areas where co-located companies, provide opportunities for scale, sharing of risk/resources, aggregation and optimization of demand.

[Explore](https://view.genially.com/66040d784b9ecb00140a3522)


### USANational Capital Hydrogen Center

Hydrogen

[Explore](https://www.connecteddmv.org/)


### USAOhio Clean Hydrogen Hub Alliance

Hydrogen

[Explore](https://www.oh2hub.info/)


### USAGreater St. Louis and Illinois Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Cluster


### USAH2Houston Hub

Hydrogen


### USALouisiana Future Energy Cluster

Hydrogen, direct electrification and renewable heat, systemic efficiency and circularity


## Regional resources


## Energy projects tend to move slowly in the US — here's what to do about it

Blog post about the barriers to an energy transition in the US.

[Read](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/12/energy-projects-move-slowly-in-the-us/)


## ETI Ranking 2024

The Energy Transition Index (ETI) benchmarks 120 countries on their current energy system performance and on the readiness of their enabling environment.

[Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/fostering-effective-energy-transition-2024/in-full/)


### United States

ETI Rank 19/120

[Read score](https://public.tableau.com/shared/NFS4NCPCG?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link)


### Canada

ETI Rank 27/120

[Read score](https://public.tableau.com/shared/4HB49JGC7?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link)


### Advanced Economies

[Read average score](https://public.tableau.com/shared/N7TNJZTNK?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link)


## Global initiatives


### Rapid and Responsible Infrastructure

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

[Explore](https://initiatives.weforum.org/clean-power-and-electrification/responsible-renewables)


### Modernizing Energy Consumption

Identifies pathways to modernize energy consumption through innovative energy procurement methods, electrification, enhanced efficiency and process transparency.

[Explore](initiatives.weforum.org/clean-power-and-electrification/industry)


### Advanced Energy Ecosystems

Identifies key actions and strategies needed to expedite the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) and other advanced nuclear technologies to support the net zero transition.

[Explore](initiatives.weforum.org/clean-power-and-electrification/advanced-energy-ecosystems)