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The UK Low Carbon Economy Summit was held on Thursday 26 June 2008. This one-day event was designed to bring together a highly influential group of leaders from business and government.
The event provided a platform for an informed debate to help establish a common understanding on action that needs to be taken by government and business to create an environment that supports and promotes investment in low carbon solutions such as renewable power generation and carbon capture and storage as well as emissions trading.
The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, spoke at the event. His speech on creating a low carbon economy is available on the Number 10 website.
During 2002 the Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) addressed issues such as the UK's capability in clean technologies and processes, the opportunities created by greenhouse gas abatement, and hurdles to success in the major markets of water and waste management.The Executive Summary of their report is available for download:
The subsequent Joint DTI/DEFRA Environmental Markets Unit (JEMU) report is available as a set of downloads, below:
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