Recently, GFI announced it would co-chair the Green Home Finance Strategic Partnership with DESNZ as part of the Warm Homes Plan. The partnership aims to mobilise billions in private capital to enable
…
The C40 World Mayors Summit in Buenos Aires in October 2022 was held to share bold ideas, showcase innovative solutions and stand United in Action to create a sustainable, prosperous and equitable fut
…
Climate and energy expert and former chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, Chris Stark CBE, was appointed by Secretary of State Ed Miliband in July 2024 to lead the control centre tasked wi
…
“We are heading in the wrong direction.” This was the key message from the World Meteorological Organization’s recent multi agency report on the state of climate change. Natural disasters are increasi
…
Investors are hungry for climate tech! Climate tech funding represented more than a quarter of every venture dollar invested globally in 2022, with European startups raising record venture rounds. But
…
She was appointed by Commonwealth Heads of Government at their biennial meeting in Apia, Samoa in 2024. She assumed office on 1 April 2025, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in dipl
…
The second day of the inaugural Innovation Zero congress was another packed-out and busy affair with attendees, speakers and exhibitors continuing their discussions and debates
A key discussion at Innovation Zero will undoubtedly be the session on Decarbonisation and Adaptation in Urban Environments. The session will look at how city leaders in particular are working with in
…
It was no surprise to see climate change and net zero high on the agenda during the discussions in Davos last week at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). WEF’s annual gathering in Sw
…
This was one of the key insights I recently took away from our Co-Chair and Green Finance Institute, CEO, Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE during her Zero In Conversation discussion with LSE’s Sarah Griffiths
…
IEA's Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) reports have been providing critical insights into key technological aspects of the energy sector since 2006. Through the lenses of energy security, resilien
…
We've headed into the new year against a backdrop of major war in Europe, inflation, cost-of-living crises, energy markets in turmoil, rising interests rates, pandemic fatigue, political uncertainty a
…
There is no net zero economy without small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) transitioning to net zero aligned operations. Yet only 60 per cent of SMEs have a plan to reach net zero. They face sever
…
The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) is a global coalition of leaders from across the energy landscape committed to achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century, in line with the Paris climate objec
…
COP16 negotiations resumed last week in Rome, following an abrupt end to proceedings in Cali, where many key issues were left unresolved—partly due to representatives being forced to leave negotiation
…
There’s no denying the second half of 2022 was terrible for venture capital (VC), and agrifoodtech was no exception. Funding to agrifoodtech startups reached $29.6 billion in 2022, down 44% year-over-
…
Chris Stark, Head of UK’s Mission for Clean Power will speak on ‘Delivering Clean Power 2030’ at the congress Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of the Climate Change Committee, will be presenting, for the first tim
…
Renewables 2022 is the IEA’s primary analysis on the sector, based on current policies and market developments. It forecasts the deployment of renewable energy technologies in electricity, transport a
…
Innovate UK agency is set to play key role at Innovation Zero 2024, the UK’s largest net zero industry gathering The international congress, for which registrations are now open, includes more than 17
…
Innovation has long been seen as the best weapon in the fight against climate change and will be centre stage at the Innovation Zero congress at London Olympia from 30 April to 1 May 2024, which is se
…
24 Oct 2024
Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE & Baroness Bryony Worthington
Innovation Zero is proud to announce its two co-chairs for the 2025 World Congress; Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Chief Executive of the Green Finance Institute and Chair of the National Wealth Fund Taskf
…
Marking over five decades of environmental advocacy, World Environment Day stands as a bedrock date for global environmental stewardship. This year’s campaign, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, w
…
Speaking to journalists at the inaugural Innovation Zero congress at London’s Olympia on 24 May 2023, event chair Dr Liam Fox MP has hailed the success of a gathering that has created a “brilliant buz
…