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A bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland – is there a public need?
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 25 February, 2021
A majority of the public say they find travel between UK nations relatively easy – so is there public need for a fixed sea crossing between Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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Infrastructure Policy Watch: US infrastructure plan, Indian Budget, and UK competition reform
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 23 February, 2021
— Biden infrastructure plan should look to strategic infrastructure planning principles
— Indian Budget targets unlocking new finance through sales and a ‘bank’
— Review of UK competition…
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National Infrastructure Commission: what progress is the UK government making?
- Author: Chris Richards,
- Date: 18 February, 2021
— The NIC outlines the key focus for 2021: turning the NIS’s ambition into reality.
— Urban transport funding remains a priority for this year.
— A critical step is ensuring the various…
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How can we ensure a green recovery post-pandemic?
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 16 February, 2021
— Environmental Audit Committee publishes its report on how to ‘grow back better’ after Covid-19.
— ICE welcomes the report, which features ICE evidence throughout.
— Report echoes ICE's…
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Scotland's £33bn infrastructure plan - a significant step forward
- Author: Hannah Smith
- Date: 16 February, 2021
Resilience and sustainability are at the heart of Scottish Government priorities, but we need a strategic approach.
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Infrastructure Policy Watch: natural capital, infrastructure banks, and energy system renationalisation?
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 09 February, 2021
— The value of nature is set to become part of infrastructure decision making
— What lessons the UK can learn from Canada's infrastructure bank
— Ofgem recommends creating new body to lead…
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What will our energy system look like in the decades to come?
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 16 December, 2020
The Government has published its Energy White Paper, which outlines ambitious plans to overhaul Britain's energy network on the journey to net-zero.
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We need timely collaboration to deliver an HS2 that works for the majority
- Author: Emma Antrobus
- Date: 15 December, 2020
ICE members from across the north came together to provide comment on the latest HS2 design consultation.
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The Sixth Carbon Budget – a ‘decisive decade of action’ awaits
- Author: David Hawkes
- Date: 09 December, 2020
The latest advice from the Committee on Climate Change underlines both the enormous challenges and opportunities that come with meeting the 2050 net-zero emissions target.

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The new Construction Playbook – what it is and why it matters
- Author: Chris Richards
- Date: 08 December, 2020
New rules on how public sector bodies must engage with the construction sector have been published, but will they work?
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All posts (299):

A bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland – is there a public need?

Infrastructure Policy Watch: US infrastructure plan, Indian Budget, and UK competition reform

National Infrastructure Commission: what progress is the UK government making?

How can we ensure a green recovery post-pandemic?

Scotland's £33bn infrastructure plan - a significant step forward

Infrastructure Policy Watch: natural capital, infrastructure banks, and energy system renationalisation?

What will our energy system look like in the decades to come?

We need timely collaboration to deliver an HS2 that works for the majority

The Sixth Carbon Budget – a ‘decisive decade of action’ awaits

The new Construction Playbook – what it is and why it matters

Find out more about our public affairs work

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