One of the main roles of the Corporate Leaders Group is to develop and document insights from the business community that can help support stronger climate action. These outputs underpin many of the key milestones achieved by the CLG over time.The Corporate Leaders Groups' work covers a range of topics, and the current priority areas are highlighted below. Further themes and categories can be found in the right-hand column. |
Key themes
Aiming for zero |
Energy |
Industrial strategy |
Low carbon buildings |
Transport and mobility |
Just transition and green recovery |
Latest thought leadership
Comment by Eliot Whittington on Amber Rudd’s energy policy announcements
18 November 2015
18 November 2015 – The UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has set a clear direction of travel towards decarbonisation, but more is needed on energy efficiency, says our Deputy Director.
State of the EU Energy Union: How to make it work?
18 November 2015
Brussels, 18 November – Last year, the European Commission launched the Energy Union as one of its 10 strategic priorities. The European Commission’s Vice President Šefčovič recently completed an Energy Union tour of all 28 EU Member States and today he launched his ‘’State of the Energy Union’’ communication . To mark...
Blog: It’s time for the G20 to shift from words to action on fossil fuel subsidy reform
16 November 2015
It's time for the G20 to shift from words to action on fossil fuel subsidy reform By Sandrine Dixson-Declève 16 November 2015 The G20 was one of the first international bodies to put fossil fuel subsidy reform on the global agenda. As early as 2009 they committed to "phase out and rationalise over the medium term...
12 November 2015
13 November 2015 – Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies would not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It would also benefit the wider economy.
Blog: We need finance ministers’ support for a robust climate agreement
2 November 2015
We need finance ministers’ support for a robust climate agreement Eliot Whittington, Deputy Director, The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group 2 November 2015 We now have just one month to go before tens of thousands of people descend on Paris for COP21 – the 21st Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention...
30 October 2015
Business leaders urge Finance ministers to step up their efforts to support Paris climate deal CAMBRIDGE, 2 NOVEMBER 2015 — With just one month to go before Heads of States converge in Paris for the opening of the COP21 UN climate conference , 11 international business organisations today called on Finance Ministers to...
News: The Prince of Wales to attend COP21 in Paris, 30 November 2015
30 October 2015
29 October 2015 – The Prince of Wales has accepted an invitation from President Hollande of France to deliver a keynote speech on 30 November at the Opening Ceremony of COP21 otherwise known as "Paris 2015". COP21 is the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
26 October 2015
22 October 2015 – Business leaders from The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group today urged European Environment Ministers to take bold steps to reform the EU Emissions Trading System and phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
Event: Sustainable Innovation Forum at COP21, Paris – 7–8 December 2015
21 October 2015
Date 7–8 December 2015 Location Stade de France , Paris, France Contact Agnes Gradzewicz , Head of Marketing Find out more Register #SIF15 | www.cop21paris.org The Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF), of which The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group is a partner, is hosted by Climate Action and UNEP. SIF15 is endorsed...
Event: Australian Climate Leadership Summit 15, Sydney – 5 November 2015
21 October 2015
Date 5 November 2015 Location Sydney, Australia Contact Conference Managers – MCI Australia: Tel: +61 (0)3 9320 8647 Find out more The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group is proud to be partnering with We Mean Business, CDP, and others on the Australian Climate Leadership Summit . The summit will bring together major...
