Why the UK needs an industrial strategy, and why it must be green, with Matthew Lockwood and Silvia Weko

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4.9 • 34 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Steve Coulter, Green Alliance’s head of economy, speaks to experts about why the UK is crying out for a green industrial strategy. Industrial strategies are driving change around the world, in the US, EU and China, but the UK has yet to follow suit. Green industrial strategy is more than just switching from carbon to electric power, it must encompass a broader vision integrating economic resilience by meeting environmental objectives across organisational, political and economic frameworks. We hear the case for the UK to join other leading nations by creating a bold vision for a green economic transformation from Matthew Lockwood, senior lecturer in energy and climate policy at Sussex University, who says the UK needs to be less reactive and start planning longer term, and Silvia Weko, postdoctoral researcher in European energy politics and policy with the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in Germany.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Green Alliance podcast. We are the charity and think tank that's all
0:09.5	about achieving ambitious leadership for the environment. I'm Steve Coulter, head of
0:14.1	economy at the Green Alliance and also a visiting senior fellow at the European Institute
0:19.0	at the London School of Economics.
0:21.2	In this episode I chat with Sylvia Wicke, who is the postdoctoral researcher with the Friedrich
0:26.9	Alexander University at Nuremberg Erlangen, and Matthew Lockwood from Sussex University,
0:33.7	where he is with the Sussex Energy Group and also works with the industrial decarbonisation research and innovation centre.
0:41.3	And we'll be talking about industrial strategy, green industrial strategy in particular.
0:50.3	First, Matthew.
0:52.3	Yeah, thanks very much, Steve. My name is Matthew Lockwood. I'm a senior lecturer in energy and climate policy at Sussex University.
1:00.0	I've done lots of research on, especially UK energy and climate policies over the years.
1:05.0	And in an earlier phase in my career, I've also worked in a variety of different roles for the Think Tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research,
1:13.2	for the London government on energy and climate policies, and also for the UK government.
1:18.4	And before I go over to Sylvia, I'll just ask you a cheeky question, Matthew.
1:21.9	What is your favourite green policy, or do you have a green hero you want to share with us?
1:26.7	I suppose my favourite, or one of the most successful ones for the UK,
1:30.4	has actually been offshore wind.
1:32.1	It's been a great success story for the UK.
1:35.1	And a lot of that has been down to the way that people in the industry
1:39.0	and the government have all worked together in a very constructive, collaborative way
1:42.2	to really maximise the potential that we've
1:44.8	got to use our fantastic wind resources here. Sylvia, introduce yourself, and then perhaps
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