Technical Assistance Support
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT / BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT WEBINAR SERIES
12:00 -13:00 / 28 April 2025 / Online
Meet the Innovator webinar Series, Innovate UK Business Connect
The UK has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050. Achieving this target requires transformative action across all sectors, with the public sector playing a vital leadership role in driving change. Success hinges on speeding up the adoption and diffusion of innovative products and services which are driving progress towards net zero. The public sector is uniquely positioned to drive place-based progress, not only by adopting these solutions but also by creating an environment for test beds and trials for products and services which are still in the development and testing stage.
Running from February and June 2025, the series has explored key themes where carbon reduction needs to accelerate, and therefore where innovation adoption and diffusion is key.
Details of the final webinar of the series are below.
Biodiversity: 28 April 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Target audience Local authorities looking to find out about the cutting-edge solutions driving the net-zero transition.
This webinar provides a unique opportunity to:
- Hear from innovative businesses whose products or solutions can be used by the public sector to support biodiversity;
- Ask questions about their products or services;
- Discover how they can support your net zero goals.
Even if you’re not ready to collaborate with businesses in this area, join us to be inspired by the talent that is driving the UK’s Net Zero future. We’re looking for real-world scenarios that reflect the current challenges of making the case for place-based decarbonisation. We’d love your input!
If you have a challenge to hack, submit your scenario here, and let the Future Ready hive mind help crack it.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT / POLICY WEBINAR SERIES
14:00 – 15:30 / 8 May 2025 / Online
Renewable energy and nature, Regen
Regen will be hosting the final session of their series on renewable energy and planning on 8th May:
Session 3 - Renewable energy and nature, 8 May, 14:00 – 15:30 Explore the intersection of renewable energy planning and nature – focusing on policy updates like the land use framework, planning and infrastructure bill and biodiversity net gain – and discussing best practices for ensuring nature benefits from renewables development.
These training sessions are designed for both Net Zero Living direct participants and colleagues in local authority planning teams as they provide an opportunity to explore shared challenges around renewable energy planning – we recommend extending the invite to those colleagues.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT
10:15 – 11:45 / 22 May 2025 / Online
How to pitch to an investor, BwB
Join BwB for this Net Zero Finance technical assistance training on how to pitch to investors.
The session will cover the key aspects of developing and delivering an investor pitch and the components needed to build a compelling investor proposition. The BwB team will explain what investors are looking for when identifying opportunities for investment returns and provide examples for how this might look in practice. It'll be an interactive session to help you build the appropriate materials to take to investors to help get financial transactions in place for net zero projects.
Policy groups
Regen’s Policy Groups meet on a quarterly basis. If you would like to join one of the groups, please get in touch with Regen.
Here are the groups, and group leads:
1. Community energy – Fraser Stewart
2. Local energy and infrastructure – Poppy Maltby
3. Heat networks – Hazel Williams
4. Transport – Alex Robertson
5. Retrofit – Sophie Whinney
Keep an eye out for your invitation to the next group meeting.
