Mayor launches new £500m fund to support net zero by 2030 - Green Finance Fund will lend up to £500m to projects focussed on energy efficiency, clean transport or renewable energy - First projects approved include solar panels on the roof of the London Stadium and...
Success in the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) sector to date has been measured by the number of chargepoints being installed, rather than where they are and how they are used. With transportation responsible for 24% of domestic greenhouse gas...
The electric vehicle (EV) transition has potential to grow the automotive battery market to GBP 12 billion in the UK as early as 2025. Growing battery supply chain capacity presents a significant opportunity for a wide range of investors, both those familiar with, and...
The Green Finance Institute is leading a working group for the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles to explore the role of finance and data in growing the used EV market. As part of this, we undertook research to understand the perceptions towards used EVs in the UK, and...
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...
With any investment or lending decision, it’s vital for financiers to understand the technical and commercial aspects of the sector to evaluate a business plan. As we approach the 2030 deadline for the phase out of the sale of new Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)...
‘Transition finance’ has a critical role to play in channelling the estimated $35trn of investment needed over the next decade to areas of the economy where transformation is required to reach net-zero emissions. Rather than allocating capital to activities that...
The Time Is Now: New Epbd Most Positive Signal Yet For Financial Innovation By Shayna Kowalczyk and James Hooton, Programme Director, Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings Europe With the release of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive...
Green finance cannot thrive in a vacuum: it needs the right conditions to flourish. Juliet Phillips, senior policy advisor at E3G, examines what is needed this autumn to boost the scale and pace of green home retrofits. E3G acts as secretariat for the Green Finance...
Sir Roger Gifford, our late chairman, who was instrumental in establishing the Green Finance Institute, and stewarding our early success, died of myeloma on 25th May. The following eulogy was delivered at his funeral on 1st July by our CEO, Rhian-Mari Thomas. Lord...
Keynote address by Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas, OBE [embed_video] Climate change is one of the defining issues of our time. It presents significant financial risks to business and society, but also offers opportunities for those willing to lead the transition to a...
Green Bank Design Summit Highlights At a time when there is urgent need for green recovery and sustainable development, an increasing number of countries and regions are designing financial institutions to support low-carbon growth and accelerate the flow of green...