On 23 June, as part of LCAW 2025, CCG hosted the event “From Planning to Finance: Unlocking Investments for Energy Transition” at the Royal Geography Society, London. This high-level consultation convened over 80 policymakers, financiers, legal experts, and international organisations to explore how national energy transition plans can be translated into bankable projects, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Anchored by Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) and the Global Clean Power Finance Alliance and drawing on the Data-to-Deal framework, the discussion aimed to build momentum toward capital mobilisation ahead of COP30.
The event was opened by Alfie Alsop of the FCDO, who attended with Lily Ryan-Collins. James Hooton MD of the Green Finance Institute also provided some opening remarks along with Ed Webber of DESNZ. Our first panel, chaired by Will Blyth of the FCDO, consisted of James Hooton, Jennifer Laykes Global Director of WRI, Megan Bowman Director of the Centre for Climate Law & Governance, Kings College London, Claire Nicolas of the World Bank, and Faaris Pranawa Director of PT SMI Indonesia. The theme was Creating an Enabling Policy Environment for Clean Energy Investment.
The second panel was chaired by CCG and Imperial College’s Vivien Foster on the theme of Mobilising Private Finance for Clean Energy through Planning and Project Pipeline Development. Members included Wendy Miles of the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance, Randi Kristiansen Executive Director of JETP and GFANZ, Daniela Ramos Guimaraes de Faria Deputy Under Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Brazil and Michael Wilkins of Imperial College, London.
The event ran with Chatham House rules and our team will synthesise all the thoughts and ideas shared there, to inform our forthcoming series of briefs covering each stage of the Data-to-Deal process so watch this space.
