Statement from Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, CEO of the Green Finance Institute in response to the updated Green Finance Strategy
While the first Green Finance Strategy focused on planning and targets, this one is about delivering capital to finance our climate and nature goals. The Green Finance Institute’s pioneering strategy of positioning finance as the enabler of sectoral transitions is...
Statement from Ingrid Holmes, Chair of the Green Technical Advisory Group, in response to UK Green Taxonomy updates in the Green Finance Strategy
We welcome the clarity provided on next steps to implement a UK Green Taxonomy and related company disclosures. This will help create investor certainty in the UK’s transition to a net zero economy. We also welcome the expansion of GTAG’s focus to include nature and...
Green Finance Institute launches new resource to supercharge green home retrofit solutions
With the US and EU raising the stakes through massive green subsidy push, the UK will need to significantly raise its game to attract capital through strengthened global investment credentials Government’s independent advisory group sets out ten recommendations to support UK leadership in green finance and financial services, and facilitate green investment in UK and abroad
UK must act now to secure role as world’s leading net zero financial centre
With the US and EU raising the stakes through massive green subsidy push, the UK will need to significantly raise its game to attract capital through strengthened global investment credentials Government’s independent advisory group sets out ten recommendations to support UK leadership in green finance and financial services, and facilitate green investment in UK and abroad
Statement from the Green Technical Advisory Group in response to written ministerial statement on a UK Green Taxonomy
GTAG welcomes the clarity today’s written ministerial statement [Commons: Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament] provides with regards to how the Government will address the impending legislative deadline for implementing the...
Launch of new investment toolkit to create investment ready nature projects and mobilise private finance into nature restoration
New UK investment toolkit sets out clear pathway to create ‘investment ready’ nature projects, urgently mobilising private finance into nature restoration and climate mitigation. London, 8 December, 2022 – The Green Finance Institute has today launched the...
New research shows UK appetite for innovative financial products to enable energy-efficiency upgrades and reduce energy bills
The Green Finance Institute is developing a new financial product to meet this demand; it will allow homeowners to access private capital to finance the retrofit of their homes London, Tuesday 6 September 2022 – New research released today by the Green Finance...
GMCA and Green Finance Institute announce partnership for energy-efficiency homes
The Green Finance Institute will deliver financial solutions to unlock funding for owner-occupied and privately-rented homes in the area. This announcement follows the publication of ‘Retrofit GM’, a new strategy to tackle the climate crisis led by Mayor of Greater...
Powering the Drive to Net Zero: Unlocking Public and Private Capital for the UK Battery Sector
Established by the Green Finance Institute in January 2021, the Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport (CDRT) brings together an expert multi-stakeholder group focused on identifying the most promising market solutions to scale up the investment in...
Financing net zero: unlocking investment opportunities, supporting local transition
Last year, the UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy outlined that of all UK emissions, 82% are within the scope of influence of local authorities, underscoring the transformative role local governments could play in achieving national net zero ambitions. But unlocking...