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About the Energy, Environment and Development Programme

The Energy, Environment and Development Programme (EEDP) seeks to advance the international debate on energy, environment and development policy and to influence and enable decision-makers - governments, NGOs and business - to take well-informed decisions that contribute to achieving sustainable development. Independent of any actor or ideology, we do this by carrying out innovative research on major policy challenges, bringing together diverse perspectives and constituencies, and injecting new ideas into the international arena.

The EEDP's work is divided into three key areas.

• International governance of environment and development
• Energy - security and development
• Business and sustainable development

The Programme works with business, government, academic and NGO experts to carry out and publish research and stimulate debate on international issues in these three thematic areas.

The Programme regularly hosts workshops and meetings which provide a neutral and non-confrontational forum where experts from different perspectives are able to network and meet to freely exchange views and experiences. Meetings are often held under the Chatham House Rule of confidentiality to encourage a more open exchange of views.

The impact of the Programme's work is recognised internationally and its research output is widely read throughout the 'policy community'.

The activities of the EEDP build on an unique combination of strengths:

• The intellectual credibility of our research, recognised throughout the world
• Independence from any vested interest, whether national, corporate or pressure group
• The convening power of Chatham House, internationally known as a neutral forum for meeting and debate
• The integration of energy, environmental and business issues with international implications

For more information on the Programme and any aspect of its work, please contact Gemma Green.

Sponsors

The Programme's core financial support is provided by generous contributions from:

• Hess Ltd
• Anglo American
• BG Group
• BP
• DEFRA
• DFID
• DTI
• ExxonMobil
• FCO
• Schlumberger
• Shell
• SPOL
  

Organisations giving financial support to specific activities in the current year:

• BP
• DEFRA
• DFID
• DTI
• Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
• European Commission
• ExxonMobil
• Foreign Commonwealth Office
• International Institute for Environment and Development
• International Energy Agency (IEA)
• IPIECA
• Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Canada
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norway
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sweden
• Natural Resources Institute
• Open Society Institute
• Petrobras
• Shell
• United Nations Office Nairobi

For further information on the Programme's funding, please contact Gemma Green.