Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy
The UK Government’s Centre of Expertise in Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy responds to the impacts of climate change and poverty by accelerating the delivery of sustainable cities and resilient infrastructure.
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Projects
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Countries across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
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Cities
Figures represent GCIEP Alliance Deep Offer, Targeted Offer and UK Expertise Offer projects.
Cities hold more than half the world’s population and most of its infrastructure assets.
Cities are the backbone of national economies and will play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. To accelerate the transition to net zero in urban areas and harness the benefits of rapid urbanisation, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has established the Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Centre of Expertise.
The Centre of Expertise deploys the UK’s expertise in infrastructure planning and inclusive urban development across a range of countries, supporting our partner governments to invest in resilient infrastructure, create jobs and enhance productivity. The Centre of Expertise brings together the skills and capabilities of the private sector with the expertise of UK public agencies, creating a platform for delivering effective policy solutions to key challenges facing national governments and cities.
The Centre of Expertise is implemented primarily through the Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme (GCIEP), which is managed by a PwC-led consortium including Mott MacDonald, Engineers Against Poverty, Adam Smith International and MDY Legal. Further expertise is provided by our eight delivery partners: British Geological Survey, BSI, Connected Places Catapult, Crossrail International, Ofgem, Ordnance Survey, National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, and Transport for London. In addition to GCIP, several other programmes under the Centre of Expertise also contribute to greener cities and infrastructure: the Climate-Compatible Growth Programme, the Urban Climate Action Programme, Transforming Energy Access, and Modern Energy Cooking Services.
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GCIEP launches first Artificial Intelligence Accelerator to drive innovative infrastructure solutions
The Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme (GCIEP) is excited to launch its first AI Accelerator, as part of GCIEP’s UK Expertise Offer. The new AI Accelerator aims to harness UK AI capabilities to address complex infrastructure challenges, support evidence-based decision making and showcase the UK as a global leader in AI-driven innovation. AI is…
03/12/25
Climate mitigation and adaptation
GCIEP is supporting national and sub-national government counterparts inover 20 low- and middle-income countries to overcome barriers to climateaction. Roughly half of GCIEP support contributes to climate change mitigation,helping governments to develop policy, plan, finance and deliver low-carboninfrastructure, particularly for energy and public transport. The other halfsupports governments to adapt to the increasingly severe impacts…
27/11/25
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