Nigel Topping

Nigel Topping confirmed as preferred candidate to chair Climate Change Committee

Climate change

Nigel Topping confirmed as preferred candidate to chair Climate Change Committee

Former UN climate change high-level champion for COP26 and CCC business champion named as likely next chair for UK's climate advisory body

clock 04 July 2025 • 2 min read
Former UN Climate Champion Nigel Topping joins CCC

Policy

Former UN Climate Champion Nigel Topping joins CCC

Leading advocate for green business appointed to Climate Change Committee to lead work on the role of business in the net zero transition

clock 16 May 2023 • 1 min read
Climate champion Nigel Topping appointed to board of National Infrastructure Bank

Investment

Climate champion Nigel Topping appointed to board of National Infrastructure Bank

High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26 among first four non-executive directors appointed at new UK Infrastructure Bank

clock 09 June 2022 • 3 min read
How the world's largest seafood companies can help tackle climate change

Biodiversity

How the world's largest seafood companies can help tackle climate change

Seafood firms can reduce their impact on climate and the oceans - and in doing so can ensure they have a long-term thriving business that delivers healthy and sustainable seafood to millions, writes Nigel Topping, UN High Level Champion for Climate Action...

clock 31 March 2022 • 5 min read
COP27: IMF economist Mahmoud Mohieldin appointed UN High Level Climate Action Champion

Climate change

COP27: IMF economist Mahmoud Mohieldin appointed UN High Level Climate Action Champion

IMF executive director to coordinate non-state efforts from businesses, investors, cities and civil society at UN climate summit in Egypt later this year

clock 27 February 2022 • 2 min read
Net Zero Festival: Top financiers warn key barriers have to be overcome to unleash 'wall of private finance'

Investment

Net Zero Festival: Top financiers warn key barriers have to be overcome to unleash 'wall of private finance'

Panel of experts at Net Zero Festival argues that despite encouraging momentum, major funding gaps remain in the pursuit of net zero targets

clock 30 September 2021 • 4 min read

BusinessGreen

Professional bodies sign up to new Charter for Climate Action

Institutions representing 13 million UK workers commit to accelerating climate action across the economy

clock 01 July 2021 • 3 min read

Investment

Crypto Climate Accord: UN-backed plan targets net zero digital currencies by 2040

Inspired by the Paris Agreement, the Accord aims to secure commitments right across crypto and fintech sector ahead of COP26

clock 08 April 2021 • 3 min read

Net Zero Now

Our challenge: break away from the old and reach for net zero

UN High Level Climate Action Champions Gonzalo Muñoz and Nigel Topping explain why they are challenging major firms in high carbon industries to commit to net zero ahead of COP26

clock 08 February 2021 • 5 min read

Energy

Delivering breakthrough action to launch green hydrogen forward, faster

Nigel Topping and Gonzalo Munoz, UNFCCC High Level Champions for Global Climate Action, and Kieran Coleman also of the COP26 HLC, explain why a green hydrogen 'moonshot' could accelerate net zero

clock 08 December 2020 • 4 min read