ONS

Management

UK Low Carbon Economy growth rate accelerates as sector tops £44bn

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

clock 01 February 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

ONS: Environmental Goods and Services Sector growing nearly four times faster than wider economy

Official figures confirm sector grew nearly eight per cent in 2015, as industry contributed £63bn to UK economy

clock 17 May 2018 • 2 min read

Policy

Is the green economy's growth rate a cause for celebration or concern?

The ability of the green economy to grow at nearly treble the rate of the wider economy is both good news, and massively disappointing

clock 31 January 2018 • 6 min read

Policy

Official: UK low carbon sectors growing at almost treble the rate of the wider economy

Bulletin from the Office of National Statistics confirms UK low carbon and renewable energy economy grew five per cent in 2016, outpacing the 1.8 per cent growth of the wider economy

clock 31 January 2018 • 4 min read

Energy

ONS: UK low carbon businesses employ close to quarter of a million people

Latest statistical bulletin confirms revenues at low carbon businesses topped £43bn in 2015, but update suggests zero growth for the sector

clock 06 April 2017 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Three key lessons from the latest ONS green economy figures

Latest Office for National Statistics data covers jobs and output of UK environmental goods and services sector 2010-14

clock 12 January 2017 • 6 min read

Policy

Policy U-turns blamed as UK green economy dips £4bn in 2015

REA blames estimated reduction in job numbers, exports and investment in 2015 on government policy and subsidy changes

clock 21 December 2016 • 3 min read