London, UK, 17 February, 2023: The climate data nonprofit TransitionZero is working with the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programme and the Green Grids Initiative, providing investment-grade open data and modelling to accelerate low-carbon development. 

The CCG programme is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems to meet development priorities in the Global South. CCG produces research that is freely available to everyone, and brings together leading research organisations to partner them with local researchers, governments, multinational banks, and international organisations. Together, they identify appropriate low-carbon development pathways.

TransitionZero will provide energy system data that will be used to support capacity building and policy development in CCG partner countries. This will contribute to the CCG Energy and Transport Starter Kits. Available for over 60 developing countries, these are free kits that provide ready-made datasets that can be quickly and easily applied to models that can make investment cases for green development. 

Additionally, TransitionZero will contribute open source modelling in support of the Green Grids Initiative, which works with parliamentarians, investors, and large donor institutions to facilitate a globally interconnected electricity grid. 

Matt Gray, Co-founder and CEO of TransitionZero, commented: 
“We’re excited to be collaborating with the UK government’s Climate Compatible Growth programme and the Green Grids Initiative. We are producing data which is helping to develop open-access research which will ultimately speed transition to clean and affordable energy in the Global South.”

Mark Howells, Director of the Climate Compatible Growth programme, said: 
“We are very pleased to be working with TransitionZero, whose investment-grade open data and modelling expertise will make a significant contribution to our research, helping partner countries to attract investment for low-carbon growth opportunities.”

About TransitionZero 

TransitionZero is a not-for-profit set up in 2020 to decarbonise energy systems by supporting global businesses and emerging market governments with open, granular and accessible data. For more information on how your organisation or initiative can access our data and analytics, visit our website or contact us.

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