Mission Innovation, CETPartnership and DUT Partnership Sign LOI at SETPlan Conference

At the 19th SET Plan Conference, three global alliances united to accelerate clean energy innovation. Mission Innovation (MI), the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership), and the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership signed a Letter of Intent, a public commitment to work as one global force to accelerate clean energy innovation and deliver on the Paris Agreement. The statement was signed by Joanna Drake (European Commission, Mission Innovation Steering Committee Chair), Michael Hübner (CETPartnership Coordinator), and Margit Noll (Austrian Research Promotion Agency and Coordinator of the DUT Partnership) and moderated by Jonathan R.

Why does this matter?

This agreement transforms cooperation into a strategic and systemic partnership by aligning resources and priorities across more than 30 countries – representing over 90% of global public investment in clean energy R&D. Together, we aim to make clean energy the default choice for everyone, everywhere. 

As Joanna Drake said in her statement, “Today marks the framework for advancing the urban and the clean energy transition.”

Michael Huebner highlighted the opportunity this collaboration means:
“This is not about another initiative – it’s about changing the way innovation works. We’re creating a bridge between national programmes and global missions, where local solutions can scale and global ideas can land.”

Margit Noll added that: “This partnership links the global to the local, turning high-level ambition into real impact in people’s everyday lives.”

As Mission Innovation celebrates its 10th anniversary, this alliance signals a shift from ambition to implementation – turning high-level goals into real-world impact through joint calls, activities, transnational projects, and expanded collaboration.