The B Team

📢 Today at the #GreenGrowthSummit 2026, @CLG Europe launches a new statement calling for urgent action to scale up #cleanelectrification across Europe. As global competition intensifies and other major economies move rapidly to capture the benefits of electrification, Europe risks falling behind. For too long, the EU has remained highly dependent on imported and volatile fossil fuels. Clean electrification offers a more secure, innovative and predictable energy system, reducing exposure to fossil fuel price shocks for households and businesses. But to unlock these benefits, Europe must overcome persistent barriers: high upfront investment needs, regulatory instability, grid bottlenecks, and insufficiently stable economic signals that hold back deployment. Our statement outlines 5 priority actions for EU leaders to help Europe seize the electrification opportunity and strengthen Europe’s long‑term competitiveness: ✅ A stronger EU‑level strategic approach to clean industrial leadership ✅ A 2040 target for 50% electrification of final energy use ✅ A 2040 energy efficiency goal to guide the phase‑down of fossil fuels ✅ Stable and effective economic signals, including a robust EU ETS ✅ A major push to digitalise electricity distribution networks to improve visibility, flexibility and grid resilience These actions can help ensure Europe builds an energy system that is affordable for consumers, attractive for investors and resilient in the face of global competition. 📄 Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eyeNiESE Watch the space: Our partners from We Mean Business Coalition also launched a foundational paper on electrification. ACCIONA Amazon AVEVA Ball Corporation Coca-Cola Europacific Partners EDF Google Iberdrola Ingka Group | IKEA Microsoft ROCKWOOL Group Signify SSAB Unilever VELUX H&M Henkel Nexi Group Vattenfall Volvo Cars Solar Power Accelerator AB

🇪🇺 Europe’s security and sovereignty hinge on building a more competitive and resilient economy, moving away from volatile fossil imports towards clean energy.     Today, 103 companies and investors across Europe signed an open letter calling on EU leaders to maintain a strong and credible EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).    Signatories include major multinationals, new innovators and investors across Europe’s heavy industry, manufacturing, retail, energy and technology sectors, including Tata Steel, Volvo Cars, EDF, Ørsted, Heidelberg Materials, Vattenfall, Holcim, SSAB, Salzgitter AG, Ingka Group | IKEA, Nordea Asset Management, Outokumpu, VELUX and Novonesis - as well as leading Cleantech innovators including cylib GmbH, Reverion, Sunfire, GravitHy, Stegra, CorPower Ocean and Rondo Energy.    The Coalition coordinated the letter with Business for CBAM Coalition, Corporate Leaders Groups #CLGEurope and Cleantech for Europe. It highlights why the ETS remains a cornerstone of Europe’s competitiveness, investment certainty and industrial decarbonization.    For two decades, the system has helped drive billions of euros into clean technologies, rewarding early movers and creating market demand for European innovation. Weakening it now would risk undermining investment certainty precisely when Europe needs it most. 🔗 Read the open letter: https://lnkd.in/emAgK5un   #EUIndustry #ETS #EnergySecurity    Christian Stocker, Bart De Wever, Andrej Plenkovic, Nikos Christodoulides, Micheál Martin, Petteri Orpo, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Kyriakos Mitsotakis Giorgia Meloni, Evika Silina, Gitanas Nausėda, Luc Frieden, Rob Jetten, Pedro Sánchez 

→ Monthly Opportunities for Young Changemakers & Youth Leaders Opportunity: We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) currently has two open calls: the Three Dot Dash program selects young leaders (Global Teen Leaders) driving environmental solutions to join a year-long leadership experience culminating in a summit in London, and the Youth To The Front Fund: Creative Frontliner call provides catalytic support and funding to creative youth-led projects challenging systemic injustice and advancing community-centered impact. Eligibility: Three Dot Dash: Youth ages 13–19 working on active environmental or climate-related projects that are already making an impact. Creative Frontliner (Youth To The Front Fund): Creatives or collectives led by founders under 30 whose work centers BIPOC communities and addresses systemic injustice. Deadlines: Three Dot Dash Global Teen Leader: March 19, 2026 Creative Frontliner (Youth To The Front Fund): April 6, 2026 Apply: https://bit.ly/4aUWYrt Opportunity: Changemakers for Youth by our friends at ChangemakerXchange is a global support and capacity-building programme for young social entrepreneurs whose ventures address pressing social, economic, or environmental challenges while strengthening youth agency. Participants receive tailored support, join a global community, access seed funding for cross-border collaborations, and attend an immersive 5-day in-person summit in Morocco. Eligibility: Ages 18–35, based in and creating impact in Egypt, Germany (project must impact Eastern Germany), Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Switzerland, or Tunisia Deadline: March 29, 2026 Apply: https://bit.ly/4rK1FKE   Opportunity: The Creative Capital Award offers individual artists unrestricted project grants up to $50,000 to support the creation of new, original artistic work across disciplines like visual arts, performing arts, film, and literature, and also includes the new State of the Art Prize ($10,000). Eligibility: Artists at least 25 years of age. Deadline: April 2, 2026 Apply: https://bit.ly/4bdPXlL   Opportunity: The Cameron Impact Scholarship by the Bryan Cameron Education Foundation is a competitive, impact-driven four-year, full-tuition scholarship for high-achieving high school juniors. About 15 scholarships are awarded annually, and recipients may attend any accredited U.S. college or university in any field of study. Eligibility: Current high school juniors (Class of 2027) Deadline: May 1, 2026  Apply: https://bit.ly/4uaIqvF   #WeAreFamily: Any other opportunities that our changemaking youth leaders should know about? Drop the info here! 👇

We are delighted to announce that Jesper Brodin is our new Chair of the Board. As former IKEA CEO, Jesper is a proven leader who has demonstrated how business can drive positive change for both people and planet. Joining midway through the Earthshot Decade, he will take over from inaugural Chair Christiana Figueres. Christiana's inspirational leadership has been pivotal in cementing The Earthshot Prize as the world’s foremost environmental award, inspiring and scaling solutions to repair our planet. Christiana continues her association with The Earthshot Prize, joining the esteemed Prize Council, which each year selects five exceptional winners from 15 Finalists. Read more https://lnkd.in/eKAWVJYa