The Climate Economy is Delivering – Driving Returns, Resilience and Growth, Despite Headwinds

The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders argues that the climate economy is a proven commercial opportunity, with the global market for technologies like solar PV, wind turbines, and electric vehicles exceeding $700 billion annually. Despite this, the document warns that current global policies put the world on a 3°C trajectory. It calls for policy-makers to stabilize regulations, reduce investment risks, and streamline permitting—which could cut project timelines by up to 75% for solar—while urging businesses to target Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and invest in climate adaptation.

• The climate economy presents a significant commercial opportunity, with the annual global market for technologies including solar photovoltaic (PV), wind turbines, electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, electrolysers, and heat pumps growing to over $700 billion since 2015.
• The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, representing 130+ companies with $4 trillion in revenues, demonstrated that climate action can coexist with growth, reducing aggregate emissions by 12% between 2019 and 2023 while achieving 20% revenue growth.
• Current global policies are insufficient, placing the world on a trajectory for 3°C of warming, with temperatures expected to surpass 2°C as early as 2050.
• Administrative barriers in permitting significantly delay the energy transition; streamlining these processes could reduce project timelines by up to 50% for wind and 75% for solar.
• The green transition is projected to be a major driver of employment, with the potential to create a net gain of 10 million jobs globally by 2030.

APA

World Economic Forum (2025). The Climate Economy is Delivering – Driving Returns, Resilience and Growth, Despite Headwinds. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_OpenLetter_2025.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. The Climate Economy is Delivering – Driving Returns, Resilience and Growth, Despite Headwinds. 2025. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_OpenLetter_2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{worldeconomicforum2025climate, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{The Climate Economy is Delivering – Driving Returns, Resilience and Growth, Despite Headwinds}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_OpenLetter_2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }