Green Finance Institute

Buildings

Banks launch industry standards for financing green home retrofits

Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles spearheaded by Green Finance Institute aim to 'strengthen integrity of retrofit finance market'

clock 29 September 2020 • 3 min read

Investment

Green Finance Institute spearheads drive to scale up national green banks worldwide

UK's Green Finance Institute and US NGOs to develop Green Bank Design Platform in order to help governments set up financial vehicles to support climate and environmental solutions

clock 25 September 2020 • 2 min read

Infrastructure

Zero Carbon Heating Taskforce: UK experts bid to overcome barriers to greener buildings

Taskforce includes members of the Green Finance Institute, the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings, and the Association for Decentralised Energy, among others

clock 17 September 2020 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

Carbon pricing is the missing piece in the Chancellor's green recovery plan

If the UK wants to be a global climate leader and finance hub at COP26, a carbon charge should be a core part of its climate strategy, argues Green Finance Institute CEO Rhian-Mari Thomas

clock 23 July 2020 • 2 min read

Policy

How a greener homes drive could hold the key to over 150,000 post-Covid jobs

Two major new reports today have highlighted how relatively modest policy reforms and financial innovations could turbocharge UK decarbonisation efforts and provide thousands of construction jobs

clock 20 May 2020 • 9 min read