NET ZERO TRANSITIONS
Updates from the wider world of net zero
Innovate UK connections
Net Zero Review 2023 was published by Innovate UK KTN to showcase the investment opportunity in climate tech.
The Procurement Net Zero: Meet the Advisor event was hosted by Innovate UK KTN to give valuable insights to solution providers from procurement specialists.
Innovate UK launched its enhanced suite of support for local authorities to accelerate net zero investment and delivery.
News
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough hits 50% on their journey to net zero carbon emissions by 2030!
Upscaling energy infrastructure in the north of Scotland to reach net zero with Scottish and Southern Electricity Network’s (SSEN) new ‘Pathway to 20230’ programme.
Latest developments on green hydrogen: reducing production costs, expanding low carbon hydrogen production possibilities, and promoting early adoption of hydrogen blends. Learn more about hydrogen blending in gas distribution networks.
Funding
Transport Decarbonisation Demonstrators funding competition. Innovate UK KTN held an online briefing event on 28 November.
Put communities at the heart of your local energy projects with the Community Energy Fund.
Receive dedicated support on improving your existing district heating or communal heating projects from the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme.
Read Innovate UK KTN’s guidance on KTPs for the public sector.
Reports
Only 1 in 8 workers have one or more green skills according to LinkedIn’s recently published Global Green Skills Report 2023. Green skills are fundamental to achieving net zero.
Everyone has a part to play in reducing carbon emissions whilst improving the quality of mental health service provision. Read the new guidance on supporting mental health services in reaching their net zero targets by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Greener NHS.
50 net zero pioneers are profiled by Business Green to showcase their work to turbocharge decarbonisation efforts
The UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee report states that the Government’s position to shift the onus of responsibility to the private sector, and rely on market mechanisms, does not go far enough.
Urgent and greater collaboration is needed between government and London businesses in decarbonisation efforts