With over 25 years of experience working across the energy value chain, Lamé Verre is a leading figure in global energy transition. As Sustainability Director for Net Zero at The Crown Estate, she plays a key role in integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into corporate strategy, ensuring businesses meet the challenges of decarbonisation and sustainable growth.
Before this, she led Strategic Innovation and Sustainability for the customer businesses in the UK and Ireland at FTSE 100-listed SSE PLC, one of Britain’s largest energy firms. Her expertise spans finance, economics, corporate strategy, energy markets, and policy development, making her a pivotal voice in shaping a low-carbon economy.
A Fellow of the UK Energy Institute (FEI), Lamé is a respected advisor and advocate for clean energy and sustainable investment. She was recently a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council for Energy Transition, where she helped shape international policy on climate and energy. She also serves as a trustee of the UK Green Alliance, a leading independent think tank focused on ambitious environmental leadership and sits on the board of Equitable Origin (EO), a New York-based non-profit that promotes responsible energy standards and Indigenous rights in Latin America.
Beyond boardrooms, Lamé is committed to bridging Africa’s energy gap, advocating for equitable access to clean energy in emerging markets. She works at the intersection of policy, investment, and innovation, ensuring that sustainability is not just an ambition, but a reality.
In June 2025, Lamé will take centre stage as a key speaker at the second edition of the Africa Interviews Sustainability Forum in Lagos, Nigeria. The event will convene industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to explore actionable strategies for advancing sustainability across the continent.
In her blog, Delivering Energy Before The ‘Just Transition’, Lamé highlight the need to balance energy access, energy security and ensuring a just and equitable transition for all. Africa has a very young population with over 600 million with no access to electricity, and about one billion people lack access to clean cooking fuels and technologies and to clean water. According to Lamé, five key steps must be prioritised:
- Balance Molecules & Electrons: Prioritise decarbonisation of existing fuel sources and the deployment of renewables
- Access: Address energy poverty and provide the modern energy minimum of 1,000kWh to all citizens
- Infrastructure: Modernise and decentralise grids to reduce load shedding and blackouts
- Tackle other inequities: Promote clean cooking to reduce both climate and healthcare impacts
- Capital: Build continental strength in both human and financial capital to bring to bear the opportunities the energy transition brings.
From Theory to Action: The Lagos Forum
The upcoming Africa Interviews Sustainability Forum in Lagos will provide a critical platform for fostering collaboration between businesses, policymakers, and civil society.
Lame underscores the need for practical, high-impact sustainability strategies. Businesses, she argues, must adopt a circular economy model, integrate ESG principles, and prioritise sustainable supply chains and innovation. Policymakers, meanwhile, must enact and enforce robust environmental regulations, channel investment into sustainable infrastructure, and empower local communities through education and awareness.
“By focusing on these solutions, Africa has the potential to lead a just and equitable energy transition. The Lagos forum is not just about discussions but about catalysing real, lasting change,” she says.
As the world grapples with the urgency of climate action, Lamé remains an unwavering force, championing a future where Africa’s energy transition is not just necessary, but inevitable.
