Scaling up low-carbon technologies is vital for companies to drive the global economy toward a successful net-zero transition. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that achieving net zero by 2050 will require annual clean-energy investments to more than triple, reaching roughly USD 4 trillion by 2030. Aligning corporate capital with national financing frameworks is therefore important to multiply the impact of both and unlock the investment scale required to deliver on 1.5 °C. However, our findings reveal a systemic gap between ambition and financial action across both public and private sectors. Among the 1,260 keystone companies we assessed: ➡️ Only 25% disclose any low-carbon investment figures. ➡️ Only 4 % provide low-carbon investments for two points in time, severely limiting the capacity of investors from assessing whether these commitments translate into actual capital shifts. ➡️ 75% of corporates fail to disclose any type of low-carbon investments. To understand progress towards achieving the IEA goal, we need corporates to publicly report both their current and planned low-carbon investments. At a macro level, the 2025 NDC synthesis report identifies similar challenges: only 21% of countries have costed their transition plans. National governments are also turning toward innovative financial mechanisms to accelerate investment pipelines. These are approaches that could also guide stronger alignment between corporate strategies and financial planning. Read more from our report: https://lnkd.in/epZa5Qmr
