Skills Matter in Place-Based Green Industrial Policy: Lessons From the Closure of MG Rover, 2000-2005
Longbridge: Former MG Rover works. Image by harry_nlCC on Flickr (BY-NC-SA 2.0) In this LPIP Hub report, Ed Atkins examines how the experiences of workers following the closure of MG Rover in Longbridge, Birmingham, offer lessons for green industrial policy today. He shows how proactive, place-based and skills-centred interventions helped mitigate the regional economic impacts […]
Developing Place-Based Green Industrial Policy in the UK
In this report, Ed Atkins argues that green industrial policy in the UK must be rooted in place. Through the review of cases of Vestas in the Isle of Wight, BiFab in Scotland, and Britishvolt in north-east England, he illuminates how gaps between political ambition and political economy have led to missed opportunities and industrial […]
Regional Pathways to Net Zero: Energy and Emissions Intensities in the UK From 2015-2023
This report examines how UK regions’ GVA is becoming decoupled from energy inputs and emissions. Using data related to economic activity (GVA), energy inputs and emissions generated between 2015 and 2023. Nationally, GVA increased by 13 per cent over this period, with regional growth ranging between 7 and 16 per cent. At the same time, […]
Balancing the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Net Zero: An Environmentally Extended Input-Output Approach
A new study published in Environmental Research Communications reveals four lessons for regional policymakers. Dr Matt Lyons examines the balance between environmental and economic impacts of net zero when pursued by a demand management approach. In the article an environmentally extended input-output model for the UK is used (UKEIM). A series of scenarios are developed […]
Living and Working More Sustainably in a Greener Economy – Evidence Review
The impacts of climate change are being felt across the world with increasing severity and frequency. As of 2024, temperatures were currently 1.28 oC above preindustrial levels. Nature in the UK is also under threat, with wildlife having declined by an average of 19% since 1970, with nearly one in six species threatened with extinction. […]
Assets – Living and working sustainably in a greener economy
ACCESS Amid the pursuit of the UK’s net zero ambitions by 2050, the program “ACCESS” emerges as a transformative force. With an investment of £6.25 million by ESRC, ACCESS embodies the convergence of world-class social science expertise and interdisciplinary environmental research. This dynamic alliance strategically addresses behavioural shifts at institutional, community, and individual levels, unlocking […]
Environment: Living and Working Sustainably in a Greener Economy
Research on living and working sustainably in a greener economy focuses on understanding and promoting practices that minimise environmental impact while supporting human well-being and economic growth.