E3G is an independent climate change think tank operating to accelerate the global transition to a low carbon economy.
With the UK’s climate watchdog recently lambasting the Government’s poor track record on energy efficiency investment and the National Infrastructure Commission including energy efficiency in its imminent infrastructure investment recommendations, energy and climate policy is again at a crossroads. Will the Government listen and deliver cleaner and smarter infrastructure investment?
The growing risks from climate change impacts means that all new infrastructure must be compatible with the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Luckily, new solutions are emerging driven both by technology change and the low-carbon revolution.
InvestEU is the EU budget’s biggest tool for driving investment in sustainable infrastructure. Energy efficiency is the EU’s biggest investment gap. This blog from Pedro Guertler and Tom Jess sets out how the InvestEU instrument can be geared for an efficiency breakthrough.
Understanding how international financial institutions can reform to align with the goals of keeping climate change below 1.5/2°C.
Providing the right framework on the public side is essential to unlock private investments for the decarbonisation of our economy
Achieving a coherent, secure and sustainable energy system for Europe.
Addressing the political and policy challenges of the UK's low carbon transition
Continued use of unabated coal is incompatible with the decarbonisation of the global economy. We're working to phase out coal.
Mobilising national climate finance strategies to scale-up investment and meet sustainable development objectives.
National and international ecosystems for climate finance.
Mitigating climate and wider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks through disclosure, effective management and new investment approaches.
A portfolio of our climate diplomacy work, helping to shape the strategic planning of governmental and non-governmental actors.
