Tag: Green Finance Institute

Independent advisory group publishes advice for mobilising adaptation and resilience investment in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The independent Land, Nature and Adapted Systems (LNAS) Advisory Group has released its second and final report, providing a framework to define adaptation and resilience enabling investments to mobilise adaptation finance and increase the nation’s resilience to escalating climate risks. Globally, increasingly frequent and extreme weather events and chronic risks from rising sea levels and coastal erosion threaten lives and economies.[1] The message is clear, no region is immune to the mounting pressure of climate change and adaptation is essential in a 1.5°C, or warmer, world. In this report titled…

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Replicating international approaches to retrofit finance could reduce bills in 675,000 UK homes a year

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute unveils its latest analysis, ‘Unsecured Green Home Loans: Consumer Protection and Scale in International Markets’, analysing how international innovation and consumer protection can be applied in the UK to accelerate home retrofits required for the decarbonisation of the built environment. The Department for Energy and Net Zero’s next steps for the Warm Homes Plan, announced last week, is welcomed to support retrofitting UK homes, however, provisions needs to be made in the UK for solutions to offer the low-interest loans and grants outlined in the labour…

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Innovative property-linked solution could accelerate the decarbonisation of UK buildings, according to groundbreaking report

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI), in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest Group, has unveiled a groundbreaking report outlining the potential for an innovative green finance mechanism, Property Linked Finance (PLF), to channel billions of pounds worth of private investment into sustainable retrofit across the UK. The report sets out a series of guiding principles and key steps for how PLF should be designed and launched in England and Wales, including calling for enabling legislation from the government as well as the establishment of pilot programmes, initially in the…

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First-of-its-kind Toolkit will empower farmers to assess nature market opportunities, diversify revenue streams and unlock finance for nature restoration

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has published the “Farming Toolkit for Assessing Opportunities in Nature Markets”. This free, independent resource will equip UK farming communities with an understanding of nature markets, such as Carbon Credits, Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality, and support them with their eligibility for NEIRF funding. With this information, farmers will be able to assess if nature markets are right for them. The Toolkit was designed and tested with a diverse group of over 100 farmers, representing various farm sizes, agricultural sectors, ownership structures, and regions. It…

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Green Finance Institute highlights key themes that will create opportunities to finance the net zero transition in 2024

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI), is launching its new publication: the Green Finance Quarterly, to share expert insights and solutions focused on mobilising capital to deliver a real economy net zero transition. COP28’s focus on climate finance has brought attention to the urgent need to ensure that capital committed by financial institutions and governments is financing positive change in the real economy. The Green Finance Quarterly provides a snapshot of the GFI’s work testing, delivering and scaling    practical solutions to drive this real economy transition. The first edition shares…

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