Fuelling the Future 2026

Images: Unsplash +, Adobe Stock Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders. © 2026 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Contents Foreword Executive summary 1 Clean fuels: unlocking value from the new energy system 1.1 The role of clean fuels in energy’s future 1.2 Unlocking societal value – global opportunities and regional realities 2 Clean fuels landscape: scaling-up to the future 2.1 Clean fuel market and techno-economic dynamics 2.2 Implications for scaling-up the market in the next decade 3 Turning ambitions into projects: key solutions to unlock investment 3.1 Investment barriers to project progress 3.2 Three levers to unlock investment Call to action Appendix Contributors Endnotes3 4 6 7 9 12 13 19 20 21 22 40 41 42 43 Fuelling the Future: How Business, Finance and Policy can Accelerate the Clean Fuels Market 2