How we work

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet builds transformative partnerships to accelerate clean energy and economic opportunity.

An adaptable, alliance-driven approach

We align public, private and philanthropic partners around integrated solutions, pooling resources and expertise so investments go further and deliver sustainable systems change.

Our adaptable, alliance-driven approach means we are neither a traditional philanthropy nor a conventional implementing agency. We tailor our partnerships, technical support and catalytic investments to fit the contexts where we work.

In some places the need is for cross-sector coordination. In others we provide technical expertise, advise on policy reform and co-design new regulations. Elsewhere, we invest in pilot projects that build investor confidence, unlock further capital and create blueprints for replication and scale. In short, we provide what is needed to overcome bottlenecks and drive progress.

Together we aim to

people with clean electricity
reach 1 billion
people with clean electricity
jobs
create or improve 150 million
jobs
of carbon emissions
prevent 4 billion tons
of carbon emissions

Our global pillars

 

Central to our approach are our two global pillars. Covering both energy supply and energy demand, together our pillars create a mutually reinforcing cycle of abundant electricity and economic growth.

Grids of the Future

Grids of the Future strengthens energy supply by building AI-enabled, renewables-ready power systems.

Powering Opportunity

Powering Opportunity harnesses clean energy to power businesses, create jobs and drive economic growth.

Our vision

Since our launch in 2021 by The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation and Bezos Earth Fund, we have unlocked over $7.8 billion. Every dollar we invest unlocks an average of 15 times more from public and private sources. We are on track to reach 91 million people with clean energy, create or improve more than 3 million jobs and prevent nearly 300 million tons of carbon emissions.

As we approach our fifth anniversary, our focus has sharpened. We have refined our operating model so our capital works harder, goes further and crowds in more. We have deepened our capacity to provide technical support and we have strengthened our local partnerships to better adapt to the contexts in which we work.

We have learned that our solutions work best when they’re grounded in government priorities, shaped alongside communities and informed by progress and lessons from our work across Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

The challenge is complex, but our vision is clear: a world where everyone has abundant electricity and the means to use it to improve their lives.

Our impact