While everyone is implored to change lightbulbs, these people are responsible for the organizations that create the most significant emissions in the world.

They also could be the ones to change course. The few humans in history to hold the planet’s future in their hands.

Some have made constructive steps. There’s so much more to do.

Their challenge: get to Net Zero by 2030.

This list is based on the work of the Political Economy Research Institute at University of Massachusetts, Amherst.