From Blueprint to Reality: A Stronger Business Case for Shared Energy Infrastructure

The document highlights the role of industrial clusters in driving global industrial transformation and decarbonization, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors. It notes a significant investment gap in industrial transformation, currently at $30-50 billion annually, and proposes that clusters can bridge this gap by coordinating investment and sharing infrastructure. The report draws on the World Economic Forum’s Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative, which represents a potential abatement of approximately 877 million tonnes of CO2e, a $508 billion contribution to global GDP, and the support of 4.6 million jobs.

• Annual investment for transforming industry is currently inadequate, ranging between $30 billion and $50 billion, which hinders projects necessary for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors from reaching financial close.
• Industrial clusters facilitate industrial transformation by aggregating supply and demand, sharing infrastructure, and coordinating investment within specific geographies, which increases the bankability of projects and protects employment.
• The World Economic Forum’s Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative involves a global community with the potential to abate approximately 877 million tonnes of CO2e, contribute $508 billion to global GDP, and support 4.6 million jobs.

APA

World Economic Forum (2026). From Blueprint to Reality: A Stronger Business Case for Shared Energy Infrastructure. https://www.weforum.org/publications/from-blueprint-to-reality-a-stronger-business-case-for-shared-energy-infrastructure/

Chicago

World Economic Forum. From Blueprint to Reality: A Stronger Business Case for Shared Energy Infrastructure. 2026. https://www.weforum.org/publications/from-blueprint-to-reality-a-stronger-business-case-for-shared-energy-infrastructure/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=World Economic Forum |title=From Blueprint to Reality: A Stronger Business Case for Shared Energy Infrastructure |date=13 January 2026 |url=https://www.weforum.org/publications/from-blueprint-to-reality-a-stronger-business-case-for-shared-energy-infrastructure/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2026from, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{From Blueprint to Reality: A Stronger Business Case for Shared Energy Infrastructure}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2026}, month = jan, url = {https://www.weforum.org/publications/from-blueprint-to-reality-a-stronger-business-case-for-shared-energy-infrastructure/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }