Caterina BrandmayrSenior policy analyst020 7630 4516cbrandmayr@green-alliance.org.uk
Green Alliance launched the new Tech Task Force in September 2018 at an evening reception addressed by Claire Perry MP. See here for a set of supportive statements.
The Tech Task Force is putting the spotlight on technological solutions that help to strengthen businesses through greater resource efficiency, rebalancing the UK economy and revitalising manufacturing in the regions. The Tech Task Force will, therefore, be focusing on four major sectors that underpin regional economies outside south east England.
The first report, Smarter transport: a digital revolution for electric vehicles and mobility services, highlights how digital technologies could help put UK businesses at the forefront of new low carbon transport industries and how policy can drive their adoption across the sector. We will also be looking at energy, buildings and food.
A smarter way to save energy is the second report from the Tech Task Force. The policy insight explores how the adoption of digital technology can transform the delivery of energy efficiency across UK businesses and highlights three areas of policy action to ensure that buildings and industry across the UK can cut energy bills and carbon emissions.
In our third report, Smart building, we explore the role of digital technology is futureproofing UK buildings. From better building design to offsite retrofit, from predictive maintenance to material tracking and reuse, digital technologies can help accelerate the transition to low carbon construction and the upgrade of existing buildings for a net zero future. Their adoption will also support greater industry productivity and new jobs across the country.
Tech Task Force members are HVM Catapult, Innovate UK, Gambica, Schneider Electric and Ramboll.
The Green Innovation Policy Commission (GIPC) brings together progressive businesses and leading academics to identify how policy can best support green innovation across the UK economy and reward the innovators, entrepreneurs and investors who generate value from the solutions to the global environmental challenges we’ve committed to addressing.
Over its year-long programme, the GIPC will:
The Commission is chaired by John Cridland and brings together UCL academics, progressive businesses, and representatives from the Aldersgate Group and WWF. The research is led by Prof Paul Ekins and UCL academics, and supported by Green Alliance.
Find out more about GIPC on our dedicated web page.
Read our media advisory here.
The first GIPC event was held on 26 November 2019 where an expert panel discussed how UK infrastructure can accelerate innovation for a green economy. Speakers included John Cridland, Laura Sandys, Angela Francis, Dr Jenifer Baxter and Paul Ekins.
Find below a series of perspectives from the commissioners on why we need policy change to foster green innovation.
'Push and pull is needed to green our economy' by Angela Francis
'Six insights on accelerating innovation to reach net zero' by Nick Molho
'From ambition to action: why new policy will be vital for green innovation' by John Cridland
There is a clear opportunity for local areas in England to take the initiative in developing innovative and clean ways to grow the economy. Green Alliance and Localis’s consortium on clean local growth sought to investigate what places can do straight away, and what they need to be able to do, to unlock routes to clean growth in their area.
Our final report laid out an England-wide analysis of clean growth challenges, opportunities and policy options, ascertained through a series of engagement events and expert interviews. We provided pathways and direction for local stakeholders to work together to respond positively to the issues they face in moving to a low carbon economy and recommendations to central government as to how it could assist this process. Read the full report here: 'The route to clean growth: Using local industrial strategies to drive change'.
This project was produced in partnership with Localis, West Midlands Combined Authority, ENGIE and Cornwall council.
The clean local growth report was successfully launched on the 23rd October where the reports' findings were showcased and opportunities debated through organised workshops. We hope to revisit this subject in 2020 and would be keen to hear from other organisations with an interest in clean local growth.
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