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Sustainable Economy

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Sustainable Economy

This theme looks at how to use the big economic levers of private investment, taxation, and public spending in a way that accelerates the low carbon transition. Currently, we are working on a Green Investment Bank, green fiscal reform and skills policy for green jobs.

LowCarbonSkills

Debating the green economy

Over the past few months we've asked top economists to give their views on green growth and we've debated it with the experts.

Follow the debate in our Catalyst Forum

BankHP

Green investment bank needed

A ground-breaking report, commissioned from Ernst & Young by Green Alliance, Transform UK and E3G, finds that the UK is facing an energy funding gap of between £370 and £400 billion between now and 2025.

Read the press release 
Read the report
Key findings  

 
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Green taxes

We need to change the way we tax, to reduce taxes on things that are valued by society, like jobs, profits and incomes, and increase them on things society does not like, such as pollution and fossil fuel use.

Would a fuel duty stabiliser really be fair? 
Making aviation pay its way

EUBudget

EU budget reform

Raising climate change as a priority in the EU budget will pave the way for more low carbon investment by member states and the private sector. Our dedicated website is a resource to help understand the reform process and to debate the issues.

Unlocking a low-carbon Europe.  
www.LowCarbonBudget.eu

 
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Comment & analysis

7 Feb 2012

What is energy for?, by Rebecca Willis on openDemocracy

7 Feb 2012

BP missed the boat on solar energy, guest post by Ben Caldecott of Climate Change Capital

6 Feb 2012

Why BP’s withdrawal from solar is no surprise, guest post by Charlie Kronick of Greenpeace

2 Feb 2012
27 Jan 2012

Green Alliance in the news

23 Jan 2012
20 Jan 2012

Energy & environmental management: Bank of England warned against creating a "carbon bubble" 

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