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Public support for net-zero target is key
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 10 September, 2020
Climate Assembly UK have published their final report outlining the steps they believe are necessary for the UK’s economy to transition to a net-zero footing. Here we discuss the parallels with ICE’s own thinking.
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Influencing the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 08 September, 2020
Following the closure of the six-week consultation period for ICE’s ‘levelling up’ discussion paper, the Institution’s policy team is now busy examining the responses and planning next steps.
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Has Covid-19 changed the need for High Speed 2?
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 04 September, 2020
Construction of the High Speed 2 railway has begun. But, with changes to society brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, ICE Policy Director Chris Richards explores whether this project is still fit for purpose?
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The need for a plan to transition infrastructure to net-zero
- Author: Alex Hardy
- Date: 02 September, 2020
A plan to transition infrastructure to net-zero must form part of the upcoming National Infrastructure Strategy argues ICE Policy Manager, Alex Hardy who in this blog, examines what a net-zero infrastructure…
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Delivering the second road investment strategy
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 27 August, 2020
Highways England’s latest plans will support 64,000 construction jobs, delivering over £27 billion of investment during the next five-year road investment strategy. In this blog we look…
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The planning white paper – what does it mean for infrastructure?
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 18 August, 2020
The government’s recently published planning white paper outlines policy proposals to radically overhaul the planning system.
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The impact of Covid-19 on the UK’s future infrastructure provision
- Author: Ben Goodwin
- Date: 13 August, 2020
Following a public consultation earlier in the summer, ICE is publishing a White Paper setting out what the UK’s infrastructure networks may look like following Covid-19.
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Autumn's Comprehensive Spending Review: Five things to look out for
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 07 August, 2020
How will Covid-19 shape the Spending Review this autumn and what are the implications for the infrastructure sector?
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Resilience of UK infrastructure and climate predictions
- Author: Joseph Marner
- Date: 05 August, 2020
At a recent briefing for parliamentarians, Tom Butcher and Jason Lowe from the Met Office spoke about how understanding weather patterns can help with infrastructure planning and delivery. President’s Future Leader, Joseph Marner…
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Examining PACAC’s ideas for how to deliver government’s infrastructure commitments through major projects
- Author: Alex Hardy
- Date: 29 July, 2020
This blog examines the Public Affairs and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s (PACAC) findings for how the Government should run its major infrastructure projects.
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All posts (270):

Public support for net-zero target is key

Influencing the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda

Has Covid-19 changed the need for High Speed 2?

The need for a plan to transition infrastructure to net-zero

Delivering the second road investment strategy

The planning white paper – what does it mean for infrastructure?

The impact of Covid-19 on the UK’s future infrastructure provision

Autumn's Comprehensive Spending Review: Five things to look out for

Resilience of UK infrastructure and climate predictions

Examining PACAC’s ideas for how to deliver government’s infrastructure commitments through major projects

Find out more about our public affairs work

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