Net Zero Council

This is a partnership between government, business and civil society, providing strategic leadership to support delivery of the government’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

Making Britain a clean energy superpower is one of the five missions of this government – delivering clean power by 2030 and accelerating to net zero across the economy.

The Council will provide advice to government to support net zero strategy development, coordinate action to address cross-economy challenges and maximise the many economic and societal opportunities offered by the net zero transition.

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Objectives

The Council has three broad functions:

  • provide expert insight: advising government in the development of its net zero strategy
  • drive action towards decarbonisation across the economy: convening senior leaders across the highest emitting sectors of the economy to tackle cross-cutting barriers to decarbonisation, supporting businesses to take action and enabling them to realise the benefits of the transition
  • outreach and communications to the wider business community: members will engage across their networks, advocate for action and promote climate leadership

Members

Co-chairs 

  • Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State, DESNZ 
  • Shirine Khoury-Haq, CEO, The Co-operative Group (industry co-chair) 

Net Zero Council members: 

  • Kerry McCarthy MP, Minister for Climate, DESNZ 
  • Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO, SSE  
  • Beverley Cornaby, Director, Corporate Leaders Group UK 
  • Carl Ennis, CEO, Siemens  
  • Catherine Pettengell, Executive Director, Climate Action Network UK
  • Chris Hulatt, Co-founder, Octopus Investments 
  • David Thomas, CEO, Barratt Redrow  
  • Fintan Slye, CEO, NESO  
  • Ian Simm, CEO, Impax Asset Management 
  • Ian Stuart, UK CEO, HSBC  
  • Jabeer Butt, CEO Race Equality Foundation, Everyone’s Environment Coalition 
  • Joanna Killian, CEO, Local Government Association
  • John Scanlon, UK CEO, Suez  
  • Mark Versey, CEO, Aviva Investors 
  • Martin McTague, National Chair, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) 
  • Matt Hammerstein, Chief Executive of the UK Corporate Bank, Barclays  
  • Minnie Moll, CEO, Design Council 
  • Richard Watson, UK CEO, Nestle
  • Saul Resnick, CEO, DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland
  • Sue Ferns, Senior Deputy General Secretary, Prospect, Trades Union Congress 
  • Sue Pritchard, CEO, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission 
  • Tanya Steele, CEO WWF 

Net Zero Council Delivery Group member organisations:

  • DESNZ (Secretariat)
  • The Co-operative Group (Secretariat)
  • Broadway Initiative (Secretariat)
  • Confederation of British Industry
  • Green Finance Institute
  • Aldersgate Group
  • FSB

Minutes from the Net Zero Council, 2023-2024

Minutes from the Net Zero Council under the 2022-2024 Sunak Conservative Government.

Contact details

If you would like to get involved with the Net Zero Council and contribute to its goals, please contact NetZeroCouncil@energysecurity.gov.uk.

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