GEA Leadership Council

Overview

The GEA Leadership Council (GLC) is a platform to galvanize collective action on a more ambitious and inclusive global renewable energy agenda, supporting the Global Energy Alliance (GEA) to deliver optimum impact.

Co-chaired by Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, and Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, the GLC is a high-level coalition of over two dozen global leaders. Members include national development banks, NGOs, corporate executives, and government representatives.

Lack of access to affordable, reliable energy hinders all other development outcomes, including health, education, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, and job creation.

The work of the GLC focuses on tackling energy poverty and climate change together. On April 18, 2023, the group committed to two bold initiatives to drive down the cost of renewable energy and transform the landscape for energy technologies in low-and-middle income countries. More recently, the Council has committed support towards the World Bank and the African Development Bank in their ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030.