Committees

The financial sector and the UK’s net zero transition

Inquiry

The EAC is examining the role of financial institutions, including UK signatories to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, in winding down the financing of fossil fuel extraction and promoting the transition to green energy in pursuit of the Government’s climate and environment targets.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5:00pm on 30 June 2022.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Thursday 18 May 2023
10:00am Private
10:15am Public
The financial sector and the UK’s net zero transition - Oral evidence 18 May 2023
10:15am
  • The Baroness Penn (Treasury Lords Minister at HM Treasury)
  • Fayyaz Muneer (Deputy Director for Green Finance and Prudential Policy, Financial Services Group at HM Treasury)
  • The Lord Callanan (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance) at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Amy Jenkins (Deputy Director, UK Net Zero Investment and Workforce at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Zoe Norgate (Deputy Director, International Net Zero: Green Finance and Capability at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 8 March 2023
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
The financial sector and the UK’s net zero transition - Oral evidence 8 March 2023
2:15pm
  • Tim Lord (UK Head of Climate Change at HSBC UK)
  • Michael Marks (Head of Investment Stewardship and Responsible Investment Integration at Legal and General Investment Management)
  • Roslyn Stein (Group Head of Climate and Biodiversity at AXA)
  • Steve Waygood (Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Aviva Investors)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 14 December 2022
1:15pm Private
1:30pm Public
The financial sector and the UK’s net zero transition - Oral evidence 14 December 2022
1:30pm
  • Sam Alvis (Head of economy at Green Alliance)
  • Mark Campanale (Founder and Director at Carbon Tracker Initiative)
  • Ryan Jude (Programme Director for Green Taxonomy at Green Finance Institute)
  • Dr Anastasiya Ostrovnaya (Senior Research/Teaching Fellow, Centre for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College Business School)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Monday 24 October 2022
2:30pm Private
2:45pm Public
The financial sector and the UK’s net zero transition - Oral evidence 24 October 2022
2:45pm
  • Mark Carney (Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance at United Nations, and Co-Chair at Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ))
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: eacom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Environmental Audit Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA