CoAct Database

Breakthrough Energy Coalition

Breakthrough Energy aims to inspire the world to develop and scale the critical solutions we need to reach net-zero emissions so everyone can enjoy affordable, abundant clean energy. The initiative builds on the proven model of public-private partnerships that Gates has already used to transform health, education, and public welfare around the world. Breakthrough Energy is a network of entities and initiatives, including investment funds, nonprofit and philanthropic programs, and policy efforts linked by a common commitment to scale the technologies needed to achieve a path to net zero emissions by 2050. The initiative is encouraging the development of new net-zero energy technologies, championing policies that speed innovation from lab to market, and bringing together governments, research institutions, private companies, and investors to expand and enhance clean-energy investment.

Activity period	2015–present
Last CoAct update	2023
Web URL	https://www.breakthroughenergy.org/
Output effectiveness	0.51
Accountability Index	0.39
Inclusiveness Index	0.24
Num. actors	99
Functions	Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Standards and norms, Participatory management, Funding, Commercial product / service, Policy planning
SDGs
Themes	land use, human settlements, transport, energy, industry
Policy focus	Mainly mitigation
Sectors	Financial and insurance activities
Implementation countries	Canada, Denmark, France, Israel, Nigeria, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the), Uruguay

Target	Target type
Net zero emissions by 2050	Net zero target
28 high net-worth investors	Organisations engaged target
Members of BEC have committed to invest more than $1 billion in Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV)	Funding target