Built environment
Internationally, our built environment accounts for 26% of global CO2 emissions, placing significant pressure to enhance resilience against climate change and reduce carbon emissions. However, less than 1% of buildings are renovated annually, often resulting in only limited energy efficiency improvements. The challenge is clear: how do we mobilise more capital into decarbonising our built environment at pace and scale?
In the UK, the country’s 29 million homes represent the leakiest housing stock in Europe, and 23% of the country’s emissions. The UK Committee on Climate Change has estimated that £250 billion needs to be invested in UK home upgrades by 2050, offering a significant investment opportunity.
The Green Finance Institute’s Built Environment Programme is developing and delivering the consumer finance products to decarbonise homes and green our global housing stock. We need a diverse range of financial solutions, applicable internationally, accessible to the vast range of homeowners, and scalable in emerging markets to make homes more energy-efficient, resilient and adaptable to a changing climate.
Our reports
Building Renovation Plans : An information requirements framework
Lender’s Handbook on Green Home Retrofit and Technologies
Broker’s Handbook on Green Home Retrofit and Technologies
Green Home Finance Principles
Green Finance Institute: Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings
Financing zero carbon heat: turning up the dial on investment
Unlocking the Trillions: Public-private innovation to deliver the EUs renovation wave ambition
