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Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment.

Since 1979, we have worked with the most influential leaders in business, NGOs and politics to accelerate political action and create transformative policy for a green and prosperous UK.

Our projects involve in depth research and advocacy, frequently in collaboration with other organisations and interests. Our high profile events and specialist seminars are a forum for dialogue with senior decision makers.

We host the blog Inside Track as a home for comment and opinion on UK environmental policy and politics, from our experts and other leading commentators.

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Adapt to thrive: preparing the UK for climate change

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance presents a roadmap forward for urgent, supportive action for the government’s growth and security agenda. Climate change impacts are already disrupting lives and undermining economic growth across the UK. Health warnings were issued during the June 2025 heatwave due to expected excess deaths, while millions of English...

In the loop: stories of businesses delivering the circular economy

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at what circular business looks like on the ground. Circular business models are already delivering transformative results across the UK, cutting waste, creating jobs and building resilience in sectors from retail to heavy industry. But, what does circular business really look like on the ground? This...

Flying start: establishing the UK as a leader in zero emission aviation

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance examines the challenges facing aviation and explores how hydrogen powered aircraft can transform the sector. Aviation is set to become an increasingly dominant source of UK emissions, growing from 8% today to 59% by 2050 as other sectors decarbonise. The UK’s world-leading aerospace sector, worth £11 billion...

The climate emergency brake: an ambitious plan to cut UK methane emissions

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance highlights low cost interventions that could mean the UK exceeds the methane emissions pledge target. Reducing methane emissions is the fastest way to address global warming, but the UK is off track in its goal to bring them down. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas over 80...

UK energy security: the benefits of diversification

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance recommends the government develops a clearer strategy in 2025. As geopolitical tensions rise, securing the UK’s energy supply grows increasingly urgent. This must be achieved alongside reducing emissions and increasing affordability for users. The government’s focus on domestic energy supply overlooks the complex trade offs involved. A...

A better life

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance highlights the green route to growth and security. The UK faces a convergence of serious challenges: rising poverty, sluggish economic growth and mounting geopolitical instability, all compounded by the escalating impacts of climate change. This publication highlights how these crises are deeply interconnected, and rather than viewing...

Opinion on climate change policy during the 2024 general election

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance examines public opinion on climate change policy during the 2024 general election. In the lead up to the 2024 general election, concerns emerged about whether public support for climate and nature policy was weakening. With political narratives increasingly focused on the costs of net zero and the...

The nature of our economy

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance provides actionable proposals across three areas: the macroeconomy, microeconomy and political reform. The Dasgupta Review, commissioned by the UK Treasury and published in 2021, exposed the fundamental flaw in mainstream economics: that it fails to account for the true value of nature. As a result, we continue...

Plugging into industrial electrification

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance questions why electrification is not receiving much more attention and support as a way to cut industry’s climate impact. The government supports heavy industries to switch to hydrogen or carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies as a way to decarbonise their processes. While they might be the...

Next stop, better rail

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at putting UK rail travel on track as a driver of sustainable growth across the UK. Improving the UK’s rail network will boost regional growth in the areas that need it most, improve travel options and cut greenhouse gas emissions. As the government creates Great British...

Farming at a crossroads

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how farmers are navigating the agricultural transition. England is over halfway through the transition from EU farm subsidies to new schemes focused on sustainable farming and public goods. While participation in the new schemes is rapidly growing, there are concerns that these schemes lack opportunities...

Environmental governance in the UK

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the state of UK environmental law five years after Brexit. This report is the first in a series of stocktakes from Green Alliance’s Legislation and Governance Unit on the state of UK environmental law five years after Brexit. In it, we focus on the new...

Mind the gap

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance explores cutting the UK's transport climate impact. Transport, including road, aviation and shipping, is responsible for around a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. While big steps have been taken — like the planned 2030 phase out of new petrol and diesel cars — policy is...

Making the connection

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance examines the barriers to device redistribution through insights from over 25 organisations in the field. Millions of people in the UK face digital exclusion, lacking access to devices and internet connectivity essential for daily life. At the same time, the country is grappling with a growing e-waste...

People first: selling nature to Labour

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance argues why restoring nature must be a priority for the government. In this straight talking essay, Adam Dyster, former adviser to the Labour Party and the National Trust, draws on a wealth of experience to argue why restoring nature must be a priority for the government, not...

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