Energy transition export capability guide
How working with UK partners can give you sustainable low carbon energy technology
Clean Growth innovations make the UK your perfect energy transition partner
What is Clean Growth?
Building on the UK’s strength as a genuine climate pioneer, as illustrated by the fact that we were the first G7 country to legislate for a net zero emissions target by 2050, Clean Growth is a UK initiative to grow the UK economy while reducing gas emissions and protecting the environment through the creation and promotion of innovative goods, services and technologies.
Meaningful progress on this target has already been made, with a 78% reduction by 2035 being the next milestone target.
While Clean Growth is opening up significant business opportunities at home, it’s in working in partnership and selling goods, services and know-how to international markets and customers that presents exciting opportunities for all involved. By exporting our skills, products and services, Clean Growth can help countries and businesses around the world achieve cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy and related infrastructures.
To find out how you could benefit from the UK’s Clean Growth expertise to make the change cleaner, more sustainable energy, visit Great.gov.uk.
Clean growth technologies that will make a world of difference
As the world goes green, the UK’s Clean Growth ambition is to be at the forefront of the global clean revolution, exporting the UK’s green technology, goods and services. UK businesses have the proven solutions and expertise to meet global decarbonisation challenges.
The UK has long been at the forefront of tackling climate change and decarbonising its economy. This puts the UK in prime position to support and partner with markets to meet their decarbonisation challenges.
This guide focuses on how the UK government and businesses working in the clean energy sector can help other countries and businesses to not only limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius a year, but also develop commercial and public sector, energy-related initiatives that are clean and sustainable.
If you would like to know more about how your country or business could benefit from UK help in transitioning to cleaner, sustainable energy, visit Great.gov.uk.
Clean growth: playing a part in the UK’s Ten Point Plan for a worldwide Green Industrial Revolution
Clean Growth reflects the ambition of the UK government’s comprehensive Ten Point Plan for the UK to invest in the development and implementation of clean technologies.
UK businesses are already exporting their innovative, world-leading products and services out onto the global stage to help meet the emissions targets set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. UKEF is also supporting the Ten Point Plan supply chains, working with business to grow green UK industries and resilient, export focused supply chains.
- Point 1 – Advancing Offshore Wind
- Point 2 – Driving the Growth of Low Carbon Hydrogen
- Point 3 – Delivering New and Advanced Nuclear Power
- Point 4 – Accelerating the Shift to Zero Emission Vehicles
- Point 5 – Green Public Transport, Cycling and Walking
- Point 6 – Jet Zero and Green Ships
- Point 7 – Greener Buildings
- Point 8 – Investing in Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
- Point 9 – Protecting Our Natural Environment
- Point 10 – Green Finance and Innovation
View the UK government’s Ten Point Plan in full
Clean growth energy transition: the bigger picture
There are 5 interconnected ‘life cycle’ stages in clean growth that correspond to the UK’s capability to support the transition to clean energy around the world. Read more about these stages in the sections below.
Market Development: taking UK clean expertise and experience global
We will actively collaborate with partners to deliver sustainable energy and meet new infrastructure requirements.
Sustainable Infrastructure: the key to achieving energy transition
To achieve the transition to energy generation that is resource efficient and sustainable requires the implementation of the latest clean technologies.
Energy Production and Clean Power: diversifying to drive transition
No single technology or sector will provide the answer needed to meet both the demand for energy and the need to decarbonise around the world.
Decommissioning, Diversification, and Repurposing: a vital element of achieving energy transition
Transitioning to more sustainable energy sources and related infrastructures is all about sustainability.
Green Finance and Professional Business Services: ensuring that the energy transition gets the funding it deserves
As a global financial hub, the UK is a leading player in green finance.
Success stories
Read more about the UK’s clean growth energy transition success stories.