United Kingdom

Overview

Senior Representative

Lee McDonough

MI Steering Committee member

Director General, Net Zero Strategy & International, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

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
• Supports the Integrated Biorefineries Mission
• Involvement in the Net-Zero Industries 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:
  • Carbon Capture Innovation Challenge
  • Affordable Heating and Cooling of Buildings Innovation Challenge
• Participated in the:
  • Smart Grids Innovation Challenges
  • Off-Grid Access to Electricity Innovation Challenges
  • Sustainable Biofuels Innovation Challenges
  • Converting Sunlight Innovation Challenges
  • Clean Energy Materials Innovation Challenges
  • Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Innovation Challenges

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.