Energy: The Great Funding Gap
- Enerdealers Editorial
- 5 days ago
- 1 min read
How can we deploy innovation at scale and responsibly?
World Economic Forum – Davos Annual Meeting 2026
Speakers: Hayashi Nobumitsu, Lerato Mataboge, Jasim Husain Ahmed Thabet, Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Elizabeth Thurbon, Santiago Peña
Emerging economies are estimated to account for over 90% of global energy demand growth annually. Between keeping the lights on and keeping emissions down lies a defining economic challenge of how to fund this surge at a time of narrowing fiscal space. Will emerging economies fuel the next energy era or be left in the dark by a financing shortfall?
Centre for Energy and Materials
The Centre seeks to accelerate the transition to secure, sustainable, and equitable energy and materials systems that create value for business and society. It does so by shaping affordable, sustainable, and resilient energy transitions, transforming industrial ecosystems to boost competitiveness and reduce emissions, and advancing sustainable, accessible, and productive material systems to promote inclusive growth.
