Green Alliance

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Independent think tank working to accelerate political action for a green and prosperous UK. Visit our website, listen to our podcast and read our blog 👇 https://linktr.ee/greenallianceuk

Quote card from Green Alliance senior fellow Ruth Chambers on government action to tackle illegal deforestation. The card reads: "It's good news that the government is to clean up supply chains from products of illegal deforestation. But to realise its vision to be deforestation-free, it must consult and legislate at pace. Life on earth depends on the role that these critically important areas play as a carbon sink and home for vibrant biodiversity and indigenous peoples." Green Alliance logo in top right corner.
A headshot of Mike Davis, incoming CEO of Green Alliance, with the text "Meet our new CEO Mike Davis" overlaid on the left. The Green Alliance logo is in the top right corner.
Quote card featuring Holly Brazier-Tope, director of politics at Green Alliance, responding to the announcement of the seventh carbon budget. The card reads: "The UK's Climate Change Act has set the standard for climate legislation worldwide, and Carbon Budget 7 is a crucial part of delivering on that ambition. It's an opportunity to cut emissions, secure our energy supply, lower bills and build a stronger, fairer economy, all while giving businesses and investors the long term certainty they need. With a clean energy workforce set to reach hundreds of thousands by 2030, the moment is there to be seized." Green Alliance logo in the top right corner.
Table 2 from the Well Adapted UK report showing benefit-cost ratios for UK adaptation actions. Highlights include heatwave plans (10:1 to 30:1), water transfer infrastructure (11:1), proactive infrastructure maintenance (5:1 to 10:1), and property flood resilience (5:1). All actions listed are cost-beneficial today.
Quote card from Green Alliance featuring Roz Bulleid, research and policy director, responding to the CCC's Well Adapted UK report. The quote reads: "For too long, preparing for the consequences of climate change has been an afterthought in the UK. Those consequences are already here, felt across our homes and our public services. And while adaptation is essential, the CCC is right to point out that it cannot be a substitute for cutting the emissions that are driving these risks in the first place. All political parties must take this report as a call to action and commit to working with business and communities to build a well adapted UK. If they don't, voters will notice as the waters, temperatures and bills rise."
Speech bubble graphic with a quote from a girl in year 10, aged 14: "I feel a lot of pressure. Because right now, climate change isn't necessarily at the forefront of a lot of political agendas. Like, as a generation, we're going to have to be the ones who build society and actually do something about it."
Two grouped diagrams comparing Green Alliance's 12 green economy sectors with the narrower set of sectors young people identified as "green" in focus groups. The Green Alliance categories include construction, technology, transport, financial services, manufacturing and others. Young people's perceptions cover only seven sectors, mostly clean power, food and agriculture and professional services.
Heatmap showing the percentage of skills shared between 12 green economy sectors. Darker shades indicate higher overlap. Many sector pairs share over 70 per cent of their skill requirements, including clean power and construction, and professional services and financial services.
Scatter chart plotting 12 UK sectors by projected job change between 2025 and 2035 against vulnerability to AI and automation. Clean power and education sit in the lower AI impact, growing jobs quadrant. Manufacturing sits in the higher AI impact, decreasing jobs quadrant. Construction, professional services, technology and creative industries sit in the higher AI impact, growing jobs quadrant.
A stacked bar chart titled "Potential GGR capacity and demand in different scenarios" showing greenhouse gas removal (GGR) capacity in MtCO2 per year by 2050 under two scenarios: Maximum realistic scale (reaching approximately 160 MtCO2/year) and Mid realistic scale (approximately 105 MtCO2/year). Both bars are broken down by removal technology, including ERW, DACCS, BECCS EfW, BECCS industry, BECCS power, electro-chemical ocean carbon removal, biochar, and BECCS hydrogen and other. Three horizontal dashed lines indicate GGR demand targets set by the Government (around 80 MtCO2), the Climate Change Committee (around 65 MtCO2), and Green Alliance (around 50 MtCO2). A bracket on the maximum scale bar highlights the non-biomass based removals portion.
Quote graphic featuring a headshot of Holly Brazier Tope, director of politics at Green Alliance. Quote reads: "In two years’ time, new homes should be kitted out with clean heating, solar panels and measures to make them energy efficient, protecting the families who live in them from the rollercoaster of fossil fuel prices. But the government needs to go further. Shifting policy costs off electricity bills and accelerating energy efficiency upgrades, especially in the private rental sector, would help more households benefit from cheaper, clean power. Scaling up smart technologies and low carbon heating will lock in the long-term savings families can make and strengthen the UK’s energy security.”
A circular diagram showing the three stages of a wind turbine's life cycle: design and planning, operation, and end of life. Each stage lists missed opportunities for circularity. Design and planning: durability, planning regulations, data sharing. Operation: maintenance, upgrading, adaptive planning. End of life: guidance, infrastructure recovery, reuse, refurbish, repurpose. Text reads: 'At each stage of a wind turbine's life, opportunities for circularity are being missed, increasing waste, resource extraction and supply chain risks.'
Stacked bar chart showing upland grazing farm income sources from 2020-24. Agriculture alone is loss-making at -£10,000, but Basic Payment Scheme, diversification, and agri-environment schemes bring total income to approximately £40,000.