Tag: Green Finance Institute (GFI)

Willis Sustainable Fuels and Green Finance Institute launch Accelerator to advance UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel infrastructure

Stuart Mitchell

Willis Sustainable Fuels UK Limited, a subsidiary of Willis Lease Finance Corporation and the Green Finance Institute, an independent advisor to governments and investors, have announced a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project Accelerator to bring WSF’s pioneering SAF project at Wilton International in Teesside to Final Investment Decision (FID) and establish a replicable blueprint for financing new homegrown transition projects. Since the start of 2025, the UK’s SAF mandate requires increasing levels of SAF in the UK’s jet fuel supply to reach 10% in 2030 and 22% in 2040.[1]  Under…

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Global Clean Power Alliance Finance Mission publishes global roadmap to scale private finance for clean energy transitions in emerging markets

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) and the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) today publish the ‘High Quality Energy Investment Planning Roadmap’ as joint lead delivery partners of the Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA) Finance Mission. The roadmap is unveiled at COP30 in Belém during the launch event “From Transactions to Transitions: Scaling Private Finance for Clean Energy in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies”, hosted at the UK Pavilion. Alongside the roadmap, the GCPA Finance Mission is working with partner governments in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs)…

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34 leading organisations back industry action plan to accelerate sustainable mortgage lending

Stuart Mitchell

Decarbonising the UK’s homes is one of the biggest financial and logistical challenges of the net zero transition. The UK’s Climate Change Committee estimates reaching net zero in residential property alone by 2050 will require an estimated £311.5 billion capital investment – most of which is expected to come from the private sector[1]. The UK’s mortgage market – worth £242 billion a year[2], with nearly £1.7 trillion in outstanding lending[3] – plays a crucial role in deploying this investment. To accelerate action, the Green Finance Institute (GFI), in partnership with…

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