Climate In Focus - A Renewable Future

Syed Ahmed has over 20 years experience working on decentralised energy issues, and the role of cities and climate change. He was worked in a diverse range of organisations on these issues from the environmental NGO sector to industry trade associations, and from the Mayor of London to the Department of Energy and Climate Change. In 2012 Syed established Energy for London, an independent research and campaigning organisation to support London’s journey to become a Net Zero city. In 2017 Syed co-founded Community Energy London, where he is currently the Chair. He was awarded an OBE in 2022.