Overview
Graham Stuart
Minister for Energy and Climate
Senior Representative
Lee McDonough
MI Steering Committee member
Director General, Net Zero, Nuclear and International, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Role in Mission Innovation
- Member of the Mission Innovation Steering Committee
- Head of the Mission Innovation Secretariat
- Member of Technical Advisory Group
- Co-leads the Clean Hydrogen Mission
- Co-leads the Green Powered Future Mission
- Core group member of the Zero-Emissions Shipping Mission
- Core group member the Net-Zero Industries Mission
- Supports the Integrated Biorefineries Mission
- Supports the Carbon Dioxide Removal Mission
- Contributes to the Innovation Platform (Collaborate module – co-leads the Innovation Community on Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings, IC7)
News and events
- [June 2, 2021] UK joins Mission Innovation members in launching MI2.0 and a decade of clean energy innovation to accelerate achieving the Paris Agreement Goals
- UK celebrates Mission Innovation’s 5-year anniversary
- UK announces plan to double efforts in developing nations to boost clean energy innovation
- COP24: The UK hosted a clean energy innovation-themed series of side events at COP24.
- In recent months, the UK has launched two ambitious strategies to lead the world in cutting carbon emissions to combat climate change, while driving economic growth: The Industrial Strategy: Building a Britain fit for the future and The Clean Growth Strategy: Leading the way to a low carbon future. (May 2018)
MI Champion
MI Champions is a program for recognizing and supporting the next wave of energy technology leaders.
Meet the UK’s 2020 Champion, Michaela Kendall!
Participation in MI’s first phase
- Chaired the MI Steering Committee
- Led the MI Secretariat
- Participated in the Analysis and Joint Research Sub-Group
- Participated in Business and Investor Engagement Sub-Group
- Co-led the:
- Participated in the:
Resources:
- (First phase) PLANS AND PRIORITIES
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2017
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2018
- HIGHLIGHTS IN 2019
- (First phase) INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGHS
Clean Energy Innovation investment (MI 1.0)
Country-determined baseline year(s): 2013-2015
Baseline funding amount: GBP £200 million (USD $290 million)
Doubling target year: FY 2020
Doubling target amount: GBP £400 million (USD $580 million)
Find out more about how the United Kingdom’s baseline and doubling are calculated
*Figures in the spending chart are based on USD exchange rates in 2021. The figure for the Fifth Year is an estimate. The final figure is expected to be higher.
