Environment

The Chancellor must use the Budget to invest in the North’s industry

It is time for the government to match its rhetoric on decarbonisation and levelling up with action, says Jonathan Webb. Aspirations to decarbonise our economy and level up the country are...

03/03/2021

Blog post Expert comment Economy Environment Jobs & skills Budget IPPR North

London: A just transition city

This report by IPPR and London Citizens sets out the results of a listening campaign on the priorities for the next mayor of London.

18/02/2021

Publication Report Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Tees Valley and County Durham Climate and Fairness Panel

The Tees Valley and County Durham Climate and Fairness Panel is one of four citizens' juries around the UK held by the Environmental Justice Commission in late 2020 and early 2021.

16/02/2021

Publication Report Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Taking a stake: Public equity for economic recovery and industrial strategy

IPPR and Common Wealth Corporate financial health has been hit hard by the pandemic. The Spending Review presented a chance to lay out a plan on how to help firms cope, but this opportunity was...

15/12/2020

Publication Briefing Economy Environment Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Net zero North Sea: A managed transition for oil and gas in Scotland and the UK after Covid-19

The Covid-19 crisis has hit the oil and gas industry hard. Extraction has shrunk as health restrictions have been put in place and demand has dwindled, threatening tens of thousands of jobs...

03/12/2020

Publication Report Environment Environmental Justice Commission Coronavirus response IPPR

Lessons learned: Just transitions from around the world

From #BuildBackBetter and Black Lives Matter to net zero – 2020 has been characterised by calls for a better and more sustainable future. This paper explores how we can better design public policy to support a rapid and fair transition to net zero and the restoration of nature.

02/12/2020

Publication Report Environment Jobs & skills Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

The Chancellor's Challenge: delivering a stimulus for post-pandemic recovery

The pandemic has had dire consequences for people’s lives – not just in health terms, but economically. This tide of hardship will only swell without adequate support for the economy.

23/11/2020

Publication Briefing Economy Environment Jobs & skills Public services Centre for Economic Justice Coronavirus response IPPR

The road to COP26: A clean and fair recovery at home and a leader on climate and nature abroad

The government should use the ten-point plan to deliver an investment-led economic recovery focused on job-creation, decarbonising the economy, restoring nature, and tackling inequality.

08/11/2020

Publication Briefing Economy Environment Jobs & skills Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Call for evidence: Nature, food and farming

This is a call for evidence on food and the recovery of nature, communities and livelihoods for the nature, food and farming theme of IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission (EJC).

29/10/2020

Publication Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

The UK agricultural sector: less but better

From #BuildBackBetter to Net Zero to Black Lives Matter – 2020 has been characterised by calls for a better and more sustainable future. Transition narratives have dominated much of the public...

22/10/2020

Blog post Long read Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR