Climate Innovation Forum Day 1: Leading the Global Green Economy will begin at 9:30 am BST

The strive for net zero will define global politics, economics and trade this decade, but as the UK departs from the EU, hosts the UNFCCC’s COP26, and continues to recover from the global pandemic, will this be the moment the UK seizes the opportunities presented by a net zero future? Whilst climate change presents an existential threat to the UK’s economy, it also presents a great economic and societal opportunity for the country, cities, and companies if we choose to put net zero ambitions at the heart of national and local recovery efforts and future aspirations as a nation. The signs are good. The Prime Minister has promised to make the UK the number one hub for Green Finance, level up the UK by investing in green infrastructure, and push the boundaries on climate tech and innovation to give the UK a competitive advantage in the green tech arms race. The Plenary Agenda for the opening day of the 3rd Climate Innovation Forum will explore the how the UK can become the leading economy in the race to net zero, the domestic and foreign policy paths we should follow as the COP host nation, and how the UK can generate greater growth through green innovation, finance and trade, putting sustainability at the heart of our recovery efforts and long-term policy and fiscal strategies.