National Infrastructure Commission

'A year of slow progress': How policy gaps continue to dog UK's net zero transition

Infrastructure

'A year of slow progress': How policy gaps continue to dog UK's net zero transition

New reports from Aldersgate Group and National Infrastructure Commission warn government needs to explain how it plans deliver and fund a wave of low carbon industry, transport, and energy projects

clock 17 March 2022 • 9 min read
Ignore net zero doubters and get on with delivery, UK infrastructure chief tells Chancellor

Policy

Ignore net zero doubters and get on with delivery, UK infrastructure chief tells Chancellor

Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, calls for more honesty with public around the costs of inaction on climate change

clock 23 February 2022 • 5 min read

Offsets

'Get ahead of the game now': Could the UK become a leader in carbon removals technology?

National Infrastructure Commission urges government to act quickly to drive development of first wave of BECCS and DACS plants, arguing carbon removals will be a cornerstone of the UK's future economy

clock 29 July 2021 • 7 min read

BusinessGreen

'Not everyone can move to the Cotswolds': How can net zero policymakers plan for post-pandemic behaviour change?

National Infrastructure Commission publishes major new study that offer parameters for assessing investment plans against future Covid-19 behaviour change scenarios

clock 14 May 2021 • 9 min read

Infrastructure

National Infrastructure Commission asks 'where are the decarbonisation delivery plans'?

Annual Monitoring Report adds to calls for government to deliver clearer delivery plans and more stable funding settlements for critical net zero infrastructure

clock 17 February 2021 • 3 min read

Policy

Spending Review and National Infrastructure Strategy: Five key takeaways

BusinessGreen rounds up the top green headlines from government's latest slew of fiscal and policy announcements

clock 26 November 2020 • 13 min read

Infrastructure

UK infrastructure plans 'unfit for net zero', green groups warn

As the government gears up to release its National Infrastructure Strategy, Green Alliance warns current plans will not nearly suffice

clock 11 November 2020 • 4 min read

Energy

National Infrastructure Commission: Plummeting costs mean UK should double down on renewables

New research reveals UK could source two thirds of its power from renewables by 2030, as calls grow for government to accelerate clean energy auction pipeline and introduce green tax breaks

clock 11 August 2020 • 7 min read

BusinessGreen

Power recovery with green jobs and infrastructure, top businesses urge Chancellor

Aldersgate Group of leading businesses sets out how Treasury can deliver on 'green recovery' promises through this autumn's Budget

clock 15 July 2020 • 4 min read

Risk

'A duty to prepare': National Infrastructure Commission warns UK must bolster resilience efforts

Wide-ranging report warns UK's 'robust historic resilience' under threat from climate change and growing risk of unanticipated shocks

clock 28 May 2020 • 3 min read