{
  "id": 19154793,
  "title": "Introducing TIME100 Climate: The 100 Most Influential Leaders Driving Business Climate Action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/introducing-time100-climate-the-100-most-influential-leaders-driving",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:01:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Time",
    "slug": "time",
    "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/11/09/time100-climate-how-we-chose/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TIME100 Climate, an annual list of the most influential leaders driving business climate action, has been unveiled. The list, co-edited by Emma Barker Bonomo and Kyla Mandel, features 100 individuals who have achieved measurable and sustainable climate action in the past year. TIME's Justin Worland traveled to Utah to witness Fervo Energy's innovative approach to adopting fossil-fuel technologies in a rapidly changing energy landscape. In 2026, Fervo Energy staged one of the largest U.S. clean-energy initial public offerings, with its Cape Station plant in Utah set to generate 100 MW of power by the end of 2026 and another 400 MW planned for 2028. This clean energy plant is expected to power 500,000 homes, attracting investments from Google for future data center power. Worland emphasizes that the global shift towards clean energy technologies is driven by their energy security, speed, reliability, and economic attractiveness. The 2026 TIME100 Climate list includes leaders from various countries, such as Robert Dunn, CEO of Start Campus in Portugal, who is leading the design and development of a 1.2-gigawatt AI data center run entirely on renewable power. In Spain, Iberdrola España CEO Mario Ruiz-Tagle has rapidly expanded the country's wind and solar resources, resulting in lower energy bills for Spanish households. Mahindra Last Mile Mobility CEO Suman Mishra leads India's market-leading electric three-wheeler manufacturer, while Juan Carlos Muñoz, Chile's electric public transportation pioneer, now runs the largest fleet of electric buses outside of China. In Kenya and Rwanda, BasiGo CEO Jit Bhattacharya is pioneering leased electric buses and charging infrastructure. These innovators, along with others, are shaping the future of climate action, proving that value—not values—drives the shift away from fossil fuels.",
  "summary": "The fourth annual TIME100 Climate list of 2026 identifies 100 leaders driving measurable, successful, and equitable business climate action.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}