New businesses, innovations, products, services and technologies will be required to meet the net zero challenge, and to find new solutions. Green innovation comprises all type of innovations that contribute to the creation of key products, services, or processes to reduce the harm, impact, and deterioration of the environment at the same time that optimises the use of natural resources.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:
– Analysing your localities main innovation assets, capabilities and strengths, and supporting those that are an advantage in securing green economic growth and jobs as well as helping the local economy adapt and restructure into a low carbon future
– Understanding the innovation and new business opportunities which existing local industries and businesses are well placed to adapt or tap into
– Initiatives to encourage innovation in green solutions to both market and public sector transition needs
– Initiatives to encourage collaboration across industries and technologies to build new disruptive solutions
𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Cambridge Cleantech (CCT) connects SMEs, investors, corporates, and academics for a smarter, more sustainable future.
SCALE-UP is a collaboration between existing, successful regional cleantech clusters in Europe.
Future Technology Centre for Low Carbon Vehicles (LCVs), Washington, Sunderland.
SET Squared is run by the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey – and offers scale up support for SMEs involved in sustainable technologies.
Future Business Centres in Cambridge, East London and Peterborough. Established and run by a social enterprise, Allia, these business incubators are aimed at supporting businesses that have an environmental social or community purpose. This includes charities and social enterprises, as well as low carbon and green businesses.
Orbis Energy in Lowestoft provides incubators, managed workspace, follow-on premises for offshore energy sector including wind energy.
The East of England Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) is a venture capital fund offering investment in low carbon enterprises, technologies, goods and services.
More details are available in the main article in the link. https://lnkd.in/edWkC2jW
5. Beyond slogans: a grown-up conversation about UK industrial strategy (Article 5 of 5 on industrial policy)
The preceding four articles have sought to build perspectives on the role of industrial development in local and regional economies. In this final article. I tie this together by looking at the role of industrial policy and strategy. The perennial question for the UK:...
