The Royal Academy of Engineering has received a £150 million endowment from government to launch the Green Future Fellowships programme in 2024.
As the UK’s targets to reduce carbon emissions by 68% by 2030 and 77% by 2035 approach, the novel research supported by the Green Future Fellowships will aim to limit global warming, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help the UK adapt sustainably to the impacts of climate change.
First announced by the Prime Minister in 2023, the Green Future Fellowships will provide critical funding to leading researchers and innovators to develop practical, breakthrough technologies and climate change solutions to achieve net zero.
The Green Future Fellowships programme is backed by Prof Jim Hall, the Oxford Programme for Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (OPSIS) programme lead, and Professor of Climate and Environmental Risk at the Environmental Change Institute, at the University of Oxford. Prof Hall is one of the members of the Green Future Fellowships steering group.