Market Data
BIS (then BERR) originally commissioned Innovas/K-matrix to undertake a market assessment of the size of the UK LCEGS sector in 2008. The original report and the subsequent updates of the data are listed below.
The publication of the data is part of the coalition’s commitment to set data free and publish in a convenient format to enable business and non-profit organisations to use it easily and at minimal cost.
In 2009/10 the global low-carbon and environmental goods and services (LCEGS) sector was estimated to be worth around £3.2 trillion, after growing around 1.8% from 2008/09. The UK is currently the 6th in the world in this sector, with an estimated value of close to £117 billion (approximately 3.7% of the global market). The UK sector employed an estimated 914,000 people in 2009/10, and the market experienced growth of 4.3% from 2008/09.
If you have any questions on this data, please email lcegs@bis.gsi.gov.uk.
Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) 2009/10
Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services Report (LCEGS) 2009-10 (PDF, 6.5 Mb) (Note: Table 1 revised 22/08)
Underlying data for low carbon and environmental goods and services industry analysis 2009-10 (XLS, 113 Kb)
Adaptation and Resilience Report 2009/10 (PDF, 707 Kb)
Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) 2008/09
Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services: an industry analysis: Update for 2008/09 (PDF, 275 Kb)
Underlying data for low carbon and environmental goods and services industry analysis 2008-09 (XLS, 124 Kb)
Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) 2007/08
Low carbon and environmental goods and services: an industry analysis (PDF, 8331KB)
Low carbon and environmental goods and services: an industry analysis. Executive summary (PDF, 338KB)
Interactive nations and regions bubble charts from 'Low carbon environmental goods and services: an industry analysis' (XLS, 1150KB)
