UK’s Net-Zero Strategy Must Deliver More Help for Switch to Green Manufacturing

With manufacturing accounting for 16% of the Midlands economy, production-related output accounts for a third of output and distribution activities a further 23% of economic value. Over half our economy, a total of 56%, is closely linked to our productive strengths in the Midlands and with UK manufacturing accounting for 13% of greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to net-zero production is a crucial challenge and one that I’ve found manufacturers are eager to tackle. It’s a strongly held view that many new business opportunities are opening up, but most manufacturers appear to be only moderately able to take advantage of these, primarily due to a lack of funding for transition, noted in recent surveys as the primary barrier to green growth