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Green Alliance

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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Latest reports

Build up

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance analyses the evidence and solutions that can avoid urban sprawl. With political parties pledging to build 300,000 homes a year, we analyse the evidence and solutions that can avoid urban sprawl.

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Crossing the divide

This report by UK think tank Green Alliance outlines four worldviews on the future of the food system and looks at how new alliances could lead to greater environmental progress. We have outlined four typical worldviews on the future of the food system, often seen at odds, and look at how new alliances between them...

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Profit without loss

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how conserving resources benefits the economy, businesses and consumers. In this report, we set out to assess the evidence, good or bad, around what it would mean for the UK economy to become more circular from three perspectives: national, business and consumers. Our findings indicate...

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Why the UK should do more to cut methane emissions

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at why the UK should do more to cut methane emissions. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas almost 30 times stronger than CO2, continues to receive little attention from policymakers in the UK. Because it is short-lived in the atmosphere, cutting methane emissions now could rapidly slow...

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Why we need to talk about health and climate

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how an integrated approach can galvanise better outcomes. How an integrated approach to both the climate crisis and public health can galvanise better outcomes on both fronts. Climate change is here and now, impacting nearly all aspects of human health, despite progress to reduce fossil...

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Securing our future

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at a programme on climate and nature for the next government. We set out the practical, ambitious policy programme on climate and nature for the next government. This is a positive agenda for change with significant and broad benefits for the country.

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Powering up the UK battery industry

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance canvasses industry leaders to understand the challenges and opportunities facing the market. As the UK’s car manufacturing sector gears up to produce electric vehicles, attention is turning to the battery supply chains needed for the car industry to thrive. We surveyed and spoke to industry leaders to...

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A brighter future for UK steel

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the UK steel industry, which is going through a critical transition. The UK steel industry is going through a critical transition. It is seeking government support to help it reduce its emissions and improve its competitiveness. This shift is partly driven by global steel markets...

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Appetite for change

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at why the UK should lead the emerging alternative proteins market. The global alternative proteins industry is expanding rapidly. Reducing meat consumption in favour of alternative sources of protein can have substantial benefits for the climate and the natural environment. It can cut the carbon emissions...

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The cluster effect: why the UK needs a place-based green industrial strategy

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how the government must provide incentives for domestic green industries to grow. Pressure is mounting on the UK to respond to the US Inflation Reduction Act and EU Net Zero Industries Act. But the UK’s economy is currently flagging, experiencing challenges with lack of purpose,...

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Moving on: greener travel for the UK

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the intersections of the UK’s transport system + how the public responds to policy changes. Transport is the highest emitting sector in the UK, despite the rise in electric vehicles (EVs). To reduce the number of miles driven by car, we must travel differently, using...

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A new formula: cutting the UK chemical industry’s climate impact

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks a three overlooked areas where greater focus and policy support would put the industry on track for net zero. Most of modern life relies on the chemical industry and its products. From toothpaste to the fertiliser used to grow breakfast cereals, almost all the chemicals in...

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Green expectations

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how to engage people on changing land use for climate and nature. Twin imperatives to tackle climate change and restore nature are leading to policy changes across England, Scotland and Wales which will alter the current pattern of land use and its management. As well...

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Shaping UK land use: priorities for food, nature and climate

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how to transition rural land use to restore nature and achieve net zero globally. Rural land use must change to restore nature and achieve net zero globally. Instead of being a source of emissions, it must remove carbon from the atmosphere, while also making space...

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Reforming transport taxes: the case for change

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how transport is changing rapidly in the race to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Taxes applied to different transport modes do not reflect their different levels of greenhouse gas emissions. This means the transport system is not paying its fair share for the...

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