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What next for the Union Connectivity Review?
- Author: Andrew Jones MP
- Date: 26 July, 2021
Sir Peter Hendy CBE joined the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure to provide an overview of the key themes of the report assessing transport connectivity between the UK nations.
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Introducing ICE policy and political engagement updates
- Author: Joanna Gonet
- Date: 23 July, 2021
Find out about the institution's activities with policy and decision makers and other key stakeholders, which are designed to ensure the public get the infrastructure they need.
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6 options for funding public transport in Wales post-Covid
- Author: John Mather
- Date: 21 July, 2021
Following publication of ICE’s discussion paper on future transport funding, John Mather takes a look at the specific implications for the Welsh government.
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Evolving how strategic infrastructure projects secure planning approval in the UK
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 20 July, 2021
ICE’s recent policy position statement explored the link between strategic infrastructure policy and how decisions on granting planning approvals are made. This blog provides more detail behind our recommendations.
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A fossil fuel-free transport system - what does the Transport Decarbonisation Plan mean for infrastructure?
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 15 July, 2021
As the Department for Transport releases its long-awaited report, ICE analyses the key points that could affect how people travel around the UK.
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Infrastructure Policy Watch: cost of climate change to UK finances, public views on New Zealand infrastructure
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 13 July, 2021
- UK Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts the cost of climate change to public finances
- New Zealand Infrastructure Commission concludes major survey of public priorities for infrastructure development
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Three years on from the UK's National Infrastructure Assessment - how should we evolve strategic infrastructure planning?
- Author: Paul Sheffield CBE
- Date: 12 July, 2021
ICE has released a policy position statement on evolving UK strategic infrastructure planning. ICE Past President, and Lead Fellow for the paper, Paul Sheffield provides an overview of the key points and recommendations.
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How ready is the UK to deliver net zero?
- Author: David McNaught
- Date: 09 July, 2021
Climate Change Committee reports warn of inadequate progress in the UK’s readiness to meet its ambitious net zero target and adapt to climate change.
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Why resilience shouldn't be relegated
- Author: Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair, Environment Agency
- Date: 08 July, 2021
While net zero has been the focus of the climate emergency, the impacts of climate change on our existing infrastructure are already being felt. Emma Howard Boyd outlines why resilience must go hand-in-hand with the net zero transition.
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Why infrastructure policies need engineers' 'bigger picture' view
- Author: Donald Bell
- Date: 06 July, 2021
As civil engineers, we are good at delivering projects, but do we understand enough about their background and context?
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All posts (346):

What next for the Union Connectivity Review?

Introducing ICE policy and political engagement updates

6 options for funding public transport in Wales post-Covid

Evolving how strategic infrastructure projects secure planning approval in the UK

A fossil fuel-free transport system - what does the Transport Decarbonisation Plan mean for infrastructure?

Infrastructure Policy Watch: cost of climate change to UK finances, public views on New Zealand infrastructure

Three years on from the UK's National Infrastructure Assessment - how should we evolve strategic infrastructure planning?

How ready is the UK to deliver net zero?

Why resilience shouldn't be relegated

Why infrastructure policies need engineers' 'bigger picture' view

Find out more about our public affairs work

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