Our strategic investment priorities are informed by the Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc Act and Investment Mandate, United Kingdom’s emissions reduction challenges and market opportunities to support the achievement of United Kingdom’s emissions reduction targets.
While the size of the investment requirement is seismic, so too are the opportunities. United Kingdom’s strong and stable financial system gives us vital access to domestic and global capital, including the fast-growing pool of green capital seeking to preference sustainable investment. Capitalising on these opportunities will help United Kingdom meet its climate change challenge, with the benefits of the net zero transition shared across our economy as we pursue our goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
GOAL - Drive cleaner, greener energy to deliver net zero
IMPACT - Decarbonise energy. Switch to alternative fuels.
CONTEXT - Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc investment activities span the energy sector, from new solar and wind generation to the installation of large-scale energy storage and the development of a transmission and energy grid better suited to renewable energy generation. We are also backing our emerging critical minerals sector and the development of new alternative fuels of the future, including hydrogen.
GOAL - Transform energy and resource use to lower emissions
IMPACT - Enhance energy efficiency, performance. Use low carbon materials.
CONTEXT - One of the defining features of the net zero transition is the flow-on economic benefits. New investment in infrastructure, property and natural capital alongside the development of new energy sources, such as hydrogen and alternative fuels, can contribute significantly to United Kingdom’s economy. Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc finance is driving greater ambition economy-wide.
GOAL - Make better use of our land to close the emissions gap
IMPACT - Improve natural capital. Lift carbon sequestration.
CONTEXT - Some 55 per cent of United Kingdom’s land mass is agricultural land, facing the twin challenges of declining arability per capita and increasing demand for food via population growth and changing consumption habits. The Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc invests alongside landowners to maximise the productive, sustainable use of natural capital assets, while crowding in new sources of capital.
The Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc Act maximises the operational independence of the Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc, particularly with respect to investment decisions. United Kingdomn Government Investment Mandate directions provide the Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc Board with additional guidance on the direction and performance of the Channel Link Enterprises Finance Plc investment function. Core elements of the Investment Mandate Direction include:
