Green Ambassadors: United Kingdom 2025

Tom Bainbridge


Lux Nova Partners

Tom Bainbridge

Founding partner of Lux Nova Partners, Tom Bainbridge is a recognised leader in the clean energy sector. With an over two-decade long track record in energy and district heating schemes, he continues to play a key role in shaping the heat market: Recently, he led the legal work for the UK Government’s Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) and Green Heat Networks Fund (GHNF), delivering substantial public funding to support low-carbon heat networks. His experience spans landmark projects, including the first utility-scale wind farm in the Middle East and one of the world’s first carbon-financed biomass refueling projects.

Also beyond his legal work for clients, Bainbridge remains actively involved in advancing clean energy: He sits on the Board of the UK Emissions Trading Group, is a member of the Association for Decentralised Energy, and has served as chair of UKELA’s Climate Change & Energy Working Party and the Heat Trust. He has provided expert testimony before Parliamentary Select Committees and the National Audit Office on energy and environmental policy.

Bainbridge is also the founder of business consulting company Road from Rio, which provides strategic advice on net zero pathways.