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The new Labour government has made turning Britain into a clean energy superpower one of its five key missions – but how questions remain over how to finance this transformation.

There is a need for policy initiatives that can shift the dial in mobilising investment at scale and which the government can implement today, within its first 100 days in power, in order to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero.

Join the King’s Business School and the Policy Institute as we discuss potential ways forward with policymakers, academics, industry practitioners, and other leading climate finance thought-leaders.

The discussion will draw on contributions to a new e-book published by KBS, which features proposals from 40 leading experts, and focus on three areas: maximising the impact of the National Wealth Fund, setting priorities for GB Energy, and determining next steps for sustainability disclosure requirements.

For each area, speakers will deliver short “elevator pitch” presentations of their ideas, followed by reflections from panellists and the audience, with a view to refining the proposals and anticipating obstacles to their implementation.

Speakers:

• Nick Butler, Visiting Professor, The Policy Institute at King's College London
• Richard Barker, Board Member, IFRS Foundation
• Alex Michie, Head of Secretariat, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
• Catherine Bremner, Chief Strategy Officer, Impax
• David Carlin, Former Head of Climate Risk, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI)
• Professor Luca Taschini, Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Edinburgh
• Dr. Marc Lepere, Lead in ESG & Sustainability, Executive Education, King's Business School