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The Coalition was established in partnership with the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE and Climate Action.
Chris Skidmore is the former UK Energy Minister who signed the UK’s landmark Net Zero target into law in 2019 and subsequently chaired the country’s Net Zero Review. He is regarded as one of the leading voices for climate action in the UK.
Climate Action is a mission-led business dedicated to facilitating collaboration to accelerate global climate action. It runs a series of high-profile events including the Climate Action Innovation Zone at COP, London Climate Action Week and Climate Week NYC.
The Coalition is an inclusive, collaborative initiative, with members from diverse industry sectors and geographies, including climate champions already spearheading global climate action to businesses needing help transitioning to a 1.5°C pathway.
In addition to members from the private sector, the Coalition will convene leading NGOs, IGOs, UN Agencies, governments and academic institutions looking to collaborate and share their knowledge and expertise. These include IRENA, Mission Innovation, Sustainable Energy for All, Global Renewables Alliance, Energy Transitions Commission, UK Green Building Council, and World Green Building Council.
2030 is a critical milestone for global climate action. To align with the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global warming to 1.5°C, global emissions must be reduced by 43%. With just five years to go, it is imperative that we focus on the delivery of transformative climate action, at speed and scale.
We must work collaboratively to overcome siloes between government and business, we must share expertise across sectors and borders, and we must synergise the impacts of policy developments with climate solutions.
Organisations must be able to actively engage, learn and share year-round. The Coalition builds on Climate Action’s portfolio of high-profile events which bring together leaders from business, policy and finance at key moments in the global climate calendar.
The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE was a UK Member of Parliament from 2010 to 2024 and served in five UK government departments including as Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation. In 2019, he was appointed Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth during which time he signed the UK’s commitment to net zero by 2050 into law, and helped secure the UK Presidency of COP26. Since then, he has been at the forefront of developing net zero policy and strategy. In 2022-3 he chaired the Independent Review of Net Zero, commissioned by the UK Government.
Chris will Chair the Coalition’s taskforces and drive the resulting policy development.
Nick Henry has dedicated much of his career to facilitating collaboration to accelerate global sustainable development efforts. In 2005 he co-founded Solar Media and the Aid & International Development Forum and in 2007 he established Climate Action in collaboration with UN Environment. The mission-led company runs industry-leading media and event platforms bringing together policymakers, investors and business leaders to accelerate global climate action, including at COPs, London Climate Action Week and Climate Week New York.
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