John Murton is Standard Chartered Bank’s senior sustainability adviser and leads its work on the development of blended finance programs, including the Vietnam and Indonesia Just Energy Transition Partnerships. Previously he spent three years as the U.K. government’s COP 26 envoy, where he led negotiations for the international community on the South African and Vietnamese JETPs. He previously served as the U.K.s ambassador to six African nations and headed the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s East Asia and Pacific department. He has also been the U.K.’s permanent representative to the United Nations Environment Programme.