Will is an experienced sustainability professional with focus areas in sustainability strategy and green finance, and particular expertise in energy efficiency. He leads the Carbon Trust’s work in South East Asia, working with a range of clients to set transformational sustainability strategies and reduce their carbon emissions. This includes supporting regional governments to deliver low carbon policy and regulation, working with financial institutions to help decarbonise portfolios and assess investment impacts, and working with corporate organisations to develop sustainability strategies and the setting of science-based targets.  

Will’s main focus for the past year has been the design and delivery of the energy efficiency component of the UK Government’s £15m ASEAN Low Carbon Energy Programme (LCEP). This three-year programme is focused on opening green finance and energy efficiency markets in five ASEAN countries: Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, with outcomes including strengthened policy and regulation, an improved business environment (including availability of commercial and technical expertise), and a robust pipeline of investment-grade projects.