Sustainable Development Capital, LLP

SDCL CEO Jonathan Maxwell interviewed on Bloomberg yesterday. Jonathan discussed the continued impact of the #ukraine conflict on #energy markets, the encouraging outlook for #renewables , and how we can maximise the energy infrastructure we already have to drive productivity and reduce emissions.   Bloomberg also asked Jonathan about his upcoming book, The Edge. Available for pre-order on Amazon.   Jonathan is looking forward to continuing the conversation with Paul Sweeney and Jessica Menton when he is back in New York! Listen to the interview here: https://lnkd.in/eVDAFDXa

Our CEO Jonathan Maxwell joined Ali Miraj on LBC to discuss his book, the EDGE. #LeadingBritiansConversation Follow this link to listen to the whole interview: https://bit.ly/3yP4WCr

David Callaway in The Independent: “The British investment banking entrepreneur, who created Sustainable Development Capital LLP … to seek opportunities in the booming market for energy efficiency, has been at the forefront of the climate movement to create value from wasted heat and gas … An energetic dealmaker who frequently travels between the U.S., Europe and Asia, Jonathan Maxwell is one of the UK’s business leaders when it comes to fighting climate change and transitioning to an economic era of clean energy.” Thanks David for a fantastic article. https://lnkd.in/gwhfr_ab

It was wonderful to meet UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during her first foreign trip right here to NYC! The event was for women in finance, as she is the first female in the role since it was founded 800 years ago. My question was one of only three answered, and we spoke directly on data centres in Scotland and the need for finance innovation in decarbonization. I liked her remarks and look forward to seeing what happens in the future. Thank you to the British Consulate for inviting me. SDCL Group BritishAmerican Business

The Labour government has a unique chance to transform the UK's energy landscape, with the recently announced partnership between Great British Energy and the Crown Estate offering huge promise for the country’s energy generation targets.   However, policymakers can't afford to overlook existing inefficiencies – beyond the headlines, feeding more energy into the UK’s inefficient system is not the only solution for achieving Net Zero.   Here is a piece I wrote for Environmental Finance on the issue: https://lnkd.in/ekP8WCmV

There are so many actions the UK could take to reduce energy waste and save money for British tax payers. For example, did you know that if the NHS transitioned from fluorescent to LED light bulbs, it could save up to £1 billion GBP? SDCL is a leading expert in energy and resource efficiency and our CEO Jonathan Maxwell is a global thought leader in energy, carbon, and cost savings.

Helen Clarkson OBE, Chair of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT)’s ESG Committee: “As the first London-listed fund to invest exclusively in energy efficiency projects, SEEIT has a history of being defined by its sustainability-related focus. The Company has followed this philosophy in its sustainability principles, where a growing body of ESG regulations and standards could have made it easy to let the marketplace define a firm’s ESG priorities.” Some highlights from our ESG 2024 Update: ⚡Energy savings - 379,589 MWh 🚗 Scope 4 emissions/carbon savings - 972,201 tCO2e - avoiding the equivalent amount of carbon generated by 872,712 average cars annually 🌳 Renewable energy generated - 608,024 MWh You can find the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ehgcMpPf

For a quick summary of SEEIT’s characteristics and performance metrics, give our newly published factsheet a read here: https://lnkd.in/giStEJep If you would like to find out more about SEEIT, drop us a message.

Holy Moly, by 2025 there will be 2TW of annual manufacturing capacity for solar PV globally, 80% in China. If it were all built, installed and producing at 15% capacity factor, that's enough solar to cover an additional 9% of global power demand per year. Today, cumulative solar PV installed over the last 20 years is meeting about 7% of global power demand. Last year "only" 440GW were installed, and 670GW are expected this year, according to BloombergNEF. What happens next? Do installations race ahead to 1TW per year and beyond, unleashing shock-waves across the global economy? Or do they stall, bringing nuclear winter down on the Chinese solar industry? Buckle up, everyone. This is going to make Godzilla vs Kong look like a schoolyard tussle!

Sustainable Development Capital, LLP is delighted to have won BusinessGreen’s ESG Investor of the Year Award! We could not have done it without our Sustainability Manager Anjali Berdia, pictured here with our CEO Jonathan Maxwell. Special thank you to the team at SDCL who helped contribute to this amazing achievement. #esg #sustainability #energyefficiency