ONS
Skills
BusinessGreen speaks to the government staticians tasked with charting the growth of the UK's low carbon economy
07 July 2022
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10 min read
Skills
Office for National Statistics highlights impact of Covid-19 on both employment and turnover in large businesses engaged in the renewable and low carbon economy
17 February 2022
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4 min read
Politics
Labour leader slams government's record on green jobs and preparations for COP26, as he calls for £30bn green investment
05 August 2021
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9 min read
Marine
Carbon sequestration in and around UK waters trumps value of potential fossil fuel extraction in these areas, Office for National Statistics estimates
07 April 2021
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2 min read
Workplace
Despite gains in offshore wind and low carbon vehicles and infrastructure, the number of people employed in 'green fields' dropped by more than 30,000 between 2014 and 2019, according to the ONS
29 March 2021
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3 min read
Policy
Green economy turnover swells 4.7 per cent to hit £46.7bn in 2018, but experts warn growth is off track for delivering on net zero goals
16 January 2020
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4 min read
Climate change
Latest preliminary stats show UK emissions intensity flat-lined during 2018
06 November 2019
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2 min read
Climate change
Fresh ONS assessment of UK carbon impact shows that when imported emissions are taken into account UK emissions peaked in 2007 rather than 1972
21 October 2019
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3 min read
Biodiversity
Office for National Statistics estimates value of Britain's natural capital assets, such as mountains, lakes and fish populations
18 October 2019
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2 min read
Management
Official figures confirm UK low carbon and renewable energy economy grew at close to seven per cent in 2017, marking a sharp improvement on 2016's already impressive growth rate
01 February 2019
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3 min read
