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The UK shouldn’t miss out on the full power of smart technology to build a greener future

Posted on 21 October, 2020 by Caterina Brandmayr Leave a comment

After a successful few months since its launch in March this year, Tees Flex recently announced plans to expand to new destinations in the Tees Valley. This on-demand bus service has provided a convenient option for people to get to work or school, or visit their doctor, using a smart mobility app. This innovation is helping to get people out of their cars, reducing congestion and carbon emissions.

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Could digital tech cut food waste and tell us more about where our food comes from?

Posted on 7 July, 2020 by Imogen Cripps Leave a comment

Along with the natural ecosystems that underpin it, our food system is a complex web of parts working to grow, manufacture and deliver food all over the world. In a previous blog I looked at the potential of digital technologies to link up these different parts to redirect surplus food and avoid waste. But could they also improve communication throughout the supply chain to prevent waste occurring in the first place? Read more

We need fresh thinking about the role of digital technologies in our food system

Posted on 5 June, 2020 by Imogen Cripps Leave a comment

This post was first published by Business Green.

As the recent surge of armchair epidemiologists would suggest, we all know a lot more about viruses than we did last year. But as well as becoming more familiar with the dynamics of a global pandemic, I’d guess that many of us have also improved our understanding of the global food system. Read more

How to make green tech work for blue collar workers across the country

Posted on 25 September, 2018 by Angela Francis Leave a comment

Green Alliance launched the new Tech Task Force earlier this month at an evening reception addressed by Claire Perry MP and the members of the Task Force: HVM Catapult, Innovate UK, Gambica, Schneider Electric and Ramboll. With it, we are setting out to make sure digital technologies help to close the north-south divide and make the UK a greener and more prosperous place for everyone. That optimistic vision runs counter to recent headlines suggesting robots and artificial intelligence software will make us all obsolete. Read more

Let’s use the digital revolution for resource efficiency to raise UK productivity

Posted on 8 November, 2017 by Angela Francis 2 comments

This post is by Angela Francis, chief economist at Green Alliance, and Caterina Brandmayr, policy analyst at Green Alliance.

UK productivity hasn’t grown for nine years. Investment in digitalisation, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, is one way to kickstart the economy and end economic stagnation. Read more

How UK tech leadership can enable a revolution in resource efficiency

Posted on 22 September, 2017 by Caterina Brandmayr One comment

A version of this article was published on Business Green.

The forthcoming industrial strategy white paper will set out the government’s plan to boost productivity and drive growth across the economy. If it is to be a success, it needs to grapple with two fundamental changes to the business environment.

Why greens should embrace digital technology, but not abandon politics

Posted on 11 February, 2015 by Dustin Benton 3 comments

This post first appeared on the Huffington Post.

Technological innovation is intoxicating. Digital technologies have evolved so quickly that technology prophets are predicting a ‘digital disruption’, in which vast material bounty is created at such low marginal costs that big business and government melt away to reveal a new, environmentally friendly collaborative commons. Read more