# TIME picks 100 climate leaders reshaping energy

> TIME's 2026 climate list shows how market forces, not just policy, are driving the shift from fossil fuels to clean energy worldwide.
- Title: TIME picks 100 climate leaders reshaping energy · TIME
- Summary: TIME's 2026 climate list shows how market forces, not just policy, are driving the shift from fossil fuels to clean energy worldwide.
- Keywords: time100 climate, clean energy, fervo energy, geothermal power, renewable energy, climate leaders, electric vehicles, data centers, fossil fuels, TIME
- Source: TIME — https://time.com/article/2026/11/09/time100-climate-how-we-chose
- Author: Sam Jacobs
- Published: 2026-11-09T13:01:08.14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: time100 climate, clean energy, fervo energy, geothermal power, renewable energy, climate leaders, electric vehicles, data centers, fossil fuels
## From policy to market forces
When TIME launched TIME100 Climate in 2023, government policy drove climate action. Three years later, market demand is the primary force pushing investment in clean energy over fossil fuels.
## Fervo Energy's geothermal breakthrough
Fervo Energy staged one of the largest U.S.clean-energy initial public offerings in history.Its Cape Station plant in Utah will deliver 100 MW by end of 2026 and 400 MW in 2028, powering 500,000 homes.
## Google powers data centers with clean energy
In September, Google signed a landmark deal for Fervo Energy's Cape Station plant to supply power to a future data center in Utah, driving enthusiasm for clean energy investment.
## Global leaders across sectors
TIME100 Climate includes 100 individuals leading transformation worldwide. Start Campus CEO Robert Dunn designed Portugal's 1.2-gigawatt Sines Data Campus on renewable power. Microsoft invested 10 billion dollars in Sines.
## Economics, not ethics, drives change
Value, not values, is driving the shift.India's Mahindra Last Mile Mobility grew 85 percent year-over-year to lead electric three-wheelers.Santiago has the largest electric bus fleet outside China.Kenya and Rwanda use leased electric buses.

> Around the world, countries and companies are turning to technologies that were developed as climate solutions and now also offer energy security, speed, reliability, and increasingly attractive economics.
## Key takeaway

TIME named 100 climate leaders for 2026, finding that market economics, not government mandates, now drive the global shift to clean energy.