Projects: Finance | Overview | Technology | Economic Opportunity

Our work is currently organised into three themes:

Technology

A technological revolution is required if greenhouse gas emissions are to be cut dramatically enough to avoid a climate crisis. There is already a wealth of climate-friendly technology that can be put to use sooner and more widely; many more new inventions will be needed too. It is the GCN's view that governments must be at the heart of the low-carbon technology revolution, driving it with policy and finance.

Finance

The technological revolution will not happen by accident. As well as government-led technology policy, public and private finance will be needed in large sums to ensure new inventions are demonstrated and then used widely and often before they are fully cost effective. This will require new financial thinking at the domestic level and between governments.

Economic Opportunity

New technology promises opportunities for economies to diversify and create new jobs, but these will not be realised without government intervention. By the end of 2010, members of the Global Climate Network will have each published a 'shadow' low carbon industrial strategies to help ensure governments are able to capitalise on opportunities.