Energy Transitions Commission

The Energy Transitions Commission, established in September 2015, is a non-profit organization funded by fossil fuel companies to advise governments on climate change and economic growth. According to the ETC's positioning paper, over its first year of existence the ETC will devise a plan to transition 50% of the global energy grid to zero-carbon fuel sources by 2050 and accelerate the electrification of the building, transport and industrial sectors. It will also consider "what it would take to make fossil fuels part of the solution," and will examine conditions under which natural gas can be viewed as a bridge to renewable sources. It will also invest in carbon capture and storage research.