Environment

Transforming the economy after Covid–19: A clean, fair and resilient recovery

We’re at a historic moment. The Covid-19 crisis could mark a turning point in the direction of the UK’s economy and its efforts to address the climate and nature crisis. The economy is in need of...

02/07/2020

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We are not ready: Policymaking in the age of environmental breakdown – Final report

Environmental breakdown is the defining challenge of our time. This is the final report of a major research programme investigating the implications of the global environmental crisis for politics...

24/06/2020

Publication Report Environment Anthropocene IPPR

We must put nature at the heart of the North’s post Covid-19 recovery

The pandemic has temporarily reset our relationship with nature. Under lockdown, our air is cleaner, and we’ve been able to hear birdsong instead of traffic. At the same time, we’ve been...

02/06/2020

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A plan for nature in the north of England: Natural Assets North final report

The north of England has some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the world. From the soaring heights and serene waters of the Lake District, to the rugged, majestic splendour of the...

01/06/2020

Publication Report Environment Metro mayors IPPR North

Faster, further, fairer: Putting people at the heart of tackling the climate and nature emergency

This interim report of the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission finds that to act with the ambition and scale that the climate and nature emergency demands, requires a new approach.

27/05/2020

Publication Report Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

If Rishi Sunak bails out the airlines, he needs to learn lessons from the past - Carsten Jung

The aviation industry faces mass bankruptcies due to the coronavirus crisis. If the government decides to proceed with a bailout for the industry, it should heed the lessons of past bailouts. Any...

25/03/2020

Blog post Expert comment Economy Environment Coronavirus response IPPR

Budget 2020: Level up the economy, step up to the environmental crisis

Rishi Sunak faces one of the most difficult budgets in living memory. The country faces its lowest economic growth rate in a decade, further exacerbated by the expected disruption caused by the...

08/03/2020

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Tackling the climate emergency needs a collective response - Luke Murphy & Tom Hill

Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission and Tom Hill, Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), reflect on November’s climate change event in South...

24/01/2020

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Natural Assets North: Flooding in the North

Flooding in the north of England is an urgent and important issue. The month before this report was published, parts of South Yorkshire, as well as Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire...

19/12/2019

Publication Briefing Environment IPPR North

Our responsibility: A new model of international cooperation for the era of environmental breakdown

Environmental breakdown is accelerating and poses an unprecedented threat to international cooperation. A new positive-sum model of international cooperation is needed, which should seek to realise a...

22/11/2019

Publication Briefing Environment IPPR