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About the CommissionÌý

The commission brought together a diverse group of academics from disciplines – including economics, the built environment, engineering, political science, innovation, and resource efficiency – to use their expertise to address the pressing policy challenges of moving to a green economy.

The ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Green Economy Policy Commission was supported by ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Public Policy, which seeks to bring ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s academic expertise to bear on pressing public policy challenges by integrating knowledge and evidence from across disciplines to inform policy.

Policies to green the economy must underpin UK recovery: new report

The UK urgently needs a green economic strategy to move towards low-carbon prosperity, resource security and environmental quality, says a new report published today byÌý×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s Green Economy Policy Commission.Ìý

The Commission (chaired by ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ ISR Director, Professor Paul Ekins) and drawn from a range of academic disciplines across ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ – argues that the UK’s current situation of climate instability and increasing resource constraints mean that decisive action is urgently needed by the UK government to green the economy.Ìý

Greening the Recovery argues that there is a window of opportunity for policies that acknowledge future resource constraints and deliver more sustainable growth. Such policies will address fundamental structural weaknesses and achieve a sounder economic recovery.

The report provides a comprehensive overview of the key elements of a green economy. It emphasises that a green economy is not about niche sectors, but about the whole economy. As well as identifying the major challenges for the UK,Ìýit makes a number of specific recommendations for policies to address these.

Greening the Recovery identifies innovation, infrastructure and information as the key areas in which policies are needed to support a green economy, in addition to arguing for environmental fiscal reform and specific policies at UK and EU level to support resource efficiency.Ìý

Activity

• Read Paul Ekins' comment piece for The ConversationÌý.
• A shortÌýÌýon the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Green Economy Policy Commission is available.
• Greening the Recovery is reported onÌýÌýandÌý
• The Green Economy Policy Commission was presented at the three main party conferences in autumn 2013.ÌýWill McDowall (Senior Adviser to the Commission)Ìýoffers his reflectionsÌýon the Liberal Democrat party conference - and sharing a platform with Secretary of State Vince Cable.
• Professor Paul Ekins (Chair of the Commission) has written a piece for Left Foot Forward setting out the route to a green economy - read itÌý.