Energy: The Great Funding Gap | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

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Emerging economies are estimated to account for over 90% of global energy demand growth annually. Between keeping the lights on and keeping emissions down lies a defining economic challenge of how to fund this surge at a time of narrowing fiscal space.

Will emerging economies fuel the next energy era or be left in the dark by a financing shortfall?

Speakers: Hayashi Nobumitsu, Lerato Mataboge, Jasim Husain Ahmed Thabet, Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Elizabeth Thurbon, Santiago Peña

The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum will provide a crucial space to focus on the fundamental principles driving trust, including transparency, consistency and accountability.

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