Low Carbon Business Opportunities
The transition to a low carbon world will transform our whole economy. It will change our industrial landscape, the supply chains of our businesses and the way we all live and work. The vast majority of, if not all, economic activity in Britain will have to reduce its carbon impact significantly.
The transition to a low carbon world will transform our whole economy. It will change our industrial landscape, the supply chains of our businesses and the way we all live and work. The vast majority of, if not all, economic activity in Britain will have to reduce its carbon impact significantly.
The UK aims to lead the move to a low carbon economy in a coordinated drive to tackle climate change. The Low Carbon Business Team is working to help businesses overcome the challenges and grasp the opportunities from the move to a low carbon economy.
BIS-commissioned market intelligence puts the global market value of the low carbon and environmental goods and services sector at around £3.2 trillion in 2008/9. The UK’s sector is already valued at £112 billion with almost 910,000 jobs.
BIS’s work on low carbon business incorporates BIS policy areas on Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable Development and Waste. BIS also works closely with the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), a cross Whitehall team dedicated to taking forward an ambitious programme to encourage the development and uptake of ultra low carbon vehicles.
General enquiries can be addressed to:
Low Carbon Business Team
Tel: 020 7215 4851
Email: lowcarbon@bis.gsi.gov.uk
