There is huge potential for economic stimulus provided by a programme of housing decarbonisation in the north of England. Healthier homes with lower emissions are crucial to our journey to a net-zero carbon future and for ‘levelling up’ the North’s economy..
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New Skills at Work
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This report makes the case for an ambitious investment programme to deliver household improvements across the country to be put at the heart of the economic recovery from Covid-19. With the worst...
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Environmental Justice Commission
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Decarbonisation holds huge opportunities for the north of England. The energy sector is one of the North’s ‘prime capabilities’. The region has a leading low-carbon goods and services sector -...
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New Skills at Work
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As the most recent IPCC report on global warming shows, decarbonising the UK’s economy is an urgent necessity if we are to tackle the threat of climate change and stand a chance of limiting global...
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Global Climate Network
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Fuel poverty is a fact of life for 2.5 million households across England. It is also an increasing problem, with the number of households in fuel poverty rising by just under 5 per cent from 2014...
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The British economy is at a critical juncture. Its future success depends on overcoming two major, interrelated problems – long-term structural weaknesses in investment, productivity and trade, and...
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Energy prices are once again in the news, with manifesto commitments and potential government action being considered as some energy suppliers raise their prices before winter.
Some two thirds of...
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The North has the potential to lead the country in generating secure, cheap and accessible energy, reaping great economic benefits in the process. This report explores the three possible 'energy...
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Investing in heat networks could increase the UK’s energy security, help decarbonise the economy, decarbonisation of the heat supply, create up to 81,000 jobs and generate up to £22 billion in...
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The energy sector in the North is facing a series of challenges, but it is well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the UK’s changing energy needs, and has the potential to...
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