Climate and Sustainability
Climate and sustainability covers the technology sector's role in cutting emissions, improving resource efficiency and helping organisations adapt to environmental and economic change.
We bring industry and government together to accelerate the UK's transition to a low-carbon, more sustainable economy, sharing expertise, shaping policy and championing the investment and frameworks organisations need to decarbonise, build resilience and grow sustainably.
Technology will accelerate the transition to net zero.
Climate and sustainability sits at the heart of our work, helping members turn net zero ambitions into practical technology solutions, from data centres to devices.
Digital technologies have a critical role to play in tackling the climate and nature crisis, and this programme helps members understand the rules and standards, shape policy and become more sustainable themselves.
Global Context
Climate change is a global challenge that requires collective action. Digital technology has an important role to play in reducing emissions, improving resource efficiency and supporting more sustainable ways of living and working. Explore Digital Sustainability 2035 to learn how digital technologies could help avoid up to 20% of global emissions by 2050.
View Digital Sustainability 2035 ReportUK Strategic Impact
Digital technology is essential for achieving net zero in a way that creates jobs and investment, and will be key in helping organisations adapt to environmental change and build long-term resilience. Explore The UK's net zero direction is firmly digital for more on the economic opportunities created by the UK's net zero transition. This topic sits within techUK's Sustainability programme, which brings together industry expertise on net zero, the circular economy, responsible business conduct and biodiversity.
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Climate Council
The Climate Council provides strategic direction for techUK’s climate programme, ensuring that it accurately reflects members’ priorities.
Data Centres Energy Working Group
Focused on ensuring that the UK’s energy policy and infrastructure planning effectively supports the rapid growth and sustainability of data centres.
Data Centres ESG+ Group
The Data Centres ESG+ Group focuses on ESG and sustainability-related issues and trends that are relevant to data centre providers and organisations in their supply chains.
Digital Devices Environment Working Group
The Digital Device Environment Group is for members responsible for the environmental management of digital devices being sold on the UK market.
Energy Digitalisation Working Group
Uniting members focused on accelerating the digital transformation of the UK’s energy system
Responsible Business Conduct Group
Monitoring best practice, emerging issues and the evolving policy framework around responsible business conduct
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Our Subject Matter Experts
Elisabeth Sullivan
Sustainability Policy Manager
Elisabeth joined techUK in November 2025 as Sustainability Policy Manager within the Climate, Environment and Sustainability team. Leading on the programme's nature and biodiversity work, she also keeps members informed of policy and regulatory developments across the circular economy, corporate sustainability disclosures, chemicals and minerals, human rights, and the international climate policy landscape, as well as supporting techUK's government and political engagement on climate. Elisabeth’s professional background spans public affairs and policy roles in both trade bodies and consultancy, with a focus on sustainability and resilience across the digital and infrastructure sectors. She holds a Master’s degree in International Social and Public Policy from the London School of Economics, where her dissertation examined government policy responses to the climate crisis in the South Pacific.
Craig Melson
Associate Director - Climate, Environment and Sustainability
Craig is Associate Director for Climate, Environment and Sustainability and leads on our work in these areas ranging from climate change, ESG disclosures and due diligence, through to circular economy, business and human rights, conflict minerals and post-Brexit regulation. Prior to joining techUK he worked in public affairs and policy has an avid interest in new and emerging technologies. Craig has a degree in Ancient History from King’s College London and spends his time watching Watford FC and holding out hope for Half Life 3.
Joshua Turpin
Senior Programme Manager - Telecoms & Net Zero
Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024. In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts. Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties. Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.
