Plot your Path to Net Zero
Funding your decarbonisation plans
If your business is shaping a net zero strategy, finding the funding to get energy projects off the ground is one of the first things you’ll need to consider - and we’re here to support you.
In the resources below, you’ll discover how businesses are accessing finance, and where they believe additional funding should come from as the energy transition progresses.
You’ll also find easy-to-follow information on the funding options already available to your business, to help you get your decarbonisation plans on the right path.

Plot your path to net zero - a focus on funding
Did you know that access to funding is one of the major barriers to business investment in on-site generation? Yet it’s crucial to our nation achieving net zero.
Our funding report and resources provide easy and accessible insight into current views and expert opinions on the present state of funding for renewables projects, as more businesses set their sights on net zero.
Plus, businesses in the manufacturing, transport and public sectors can download a more targeted report, including information and statistics related to the most recent developments in funding across their industry. The reports have been designed to help you shape an ambitious and practical decarbonisation strategy for your own business.
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Simply provide a few details to pre-register for our new net zero reports - and be among the first to receive the latest insight on the net zero topics affecting your business.
We believe businesses should have a voice on the issues affecting them as our energy infrastructure transforms.
Our net zero reports and resources are the result of our recent surveys, roundtables and consultations with UK businesses and industry experts across all sectors. We’ve collated their ideas, concerns and insight to provide guidance as you plot your own path to net zero.
Test your net zero knowledge: funding
How much do you know about how UK businesses are funding decarbonisation and what options are available to you?
Test your knowledge with our 60 second quiz.
Q1. According to our’ 2021 study, ‘Plot Your Path to Net Zero: A Focus on Funding’, what percentage of businesses are concerned or very concerned about the cost impact of funding net zero?
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Q2. When asked whether the most recent government policies -including the Ten Point Plan, Energy White Paper and Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy - offer enough incentives to invest in decarbonisation, 75% of businesses said no.
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Q3. When we asked a panel of energy industry experts ‘who will fund net zero?’, what did they say?
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Q4. When we asked businesses which group they believed should contribute the majority of funding for the net zero transition, what was the top answer?
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Q5. A large majority of UK businesses believe that financial institutions will play a vital role in supporting businesses to fund the net zero transition.
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Q6. The majority of businesses currently use business loans to finance energy efficiency and sustainability projects.
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Q7. What percentage of annual turnover do most businesses expect to assign to funding sustainability?
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Q8. How much funding does the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) say it has available to help UK businesses become greener and to support their net zero journeys?
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Q9. Most UK businesses believe that the National Infrastructure Bank’s initial £12 billion capitalisation is enough to spur investment from organisations in low-carbon measures.
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Q10. The majority of businesses agree that the climate benefits of funding decarbonisation plans far outweigh the potential cost impact.
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You can find out more about planning your road to net zero, and where funding could fit into your business’ sustainability plans, by downloading our new guide now.