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It is estimated they will reduce total UKRI emissions by 1,100 tonnes of CO2-equivalent a year.
Sites that will benefit from the funding include:
the British Geological Survey (Natural Environment Research Council)
the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Daresbury Laboratory (Science and Technology Facilities Council)
London Institute of Medical Sciences (Medical Research Council)
UKRI headquarters, Polaris House in Swindon.
In April 2020, UKRI published its Environmental Sustainability Strategy, setting out its aim to be ‘net zero’ for carbon emissions within 20 years.
Utilising innovative and creative solutions
Professor Sir Duncan Wingham, Executive Chair of the Natural Environment Research Council, and leading on the Strategy for UKRI, said:
The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers, enabling them to make environmentally sustainable decisions, and support a greener global economy.
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Bristol part of new £10 million research centre to spur a greener global financial system
The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers, enabling them to make environmentally sustainable decisions, and support a greener global economy.
Access to scientifically robust data and analytics is currently patchy and unreliable. Armed with better information, underpinned by innovative UK science, financial institutions around the world will be much better placed to make decisions that contribute to a more sustainable planet.
This will help financial institutions shift money away from risky activities that harm the environment, such as coal-fired power and deforestation, and towards activities that are less harmful, such as renewable power and sustainable agriculture.