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One year on, how has the government performed against its ten point plan?

Posted on 18 November, 2021 by James Fotherby Leave a comment

Today marks the first birthday of the prime minister’s Ten point plan for a green industrial revolution. The plan, published during the second wave of the pandemic and in lieu of the delayed Glasgow climate summit, aimed to mobilise billions in private investment and create green jobs across the UK in home insulation, hydrogen, the natural environment and more.

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Will green tech save us or must we all change our behaviour?

Posted on 2 November, 2021 by Green Alliance blog 2 comments

This post is by Toby Park of the Behavioural Insights Team.

The UK’s Net zero strategy paints an optimistic picture of job creation, levelling up and technological advancements. Keen to avoid any hint of abstemiousness, the prime minister promises a future in which “our cars will be electric, gliding silently around our cities, our planes will be zero emission allowing us to fly guilt-free, and our homes will be heated by cheap reliable power drawn from the winds of the North Sea”.