How to deliver a retrofit revolution. This report argues that a successful Warm Homes Plan requires stable, needs-based funding and a robust local delivery model. The approach aims to strengthen the capacity of local governments to deliver tailored, community-specific retrofit… Read more »
Why the UK’s new towns must have high quality design at their core Keir Starmer has made a bold promise: to build 1.5 million new homes in five years. Recent times have witnessed a glut of big commitments on house… Read more »
A report on a study commissioned by MSC explores the social and economic impacts experienced by the MSC-certified Scottish haddock fishery as a result of becoming MSC certified. Haddock is the most important demersal whitefish species to Scottish fishers. In… Read more »
Supporting adaptation decision making for climate resilient investments: 40 climate risk country profiles for Asian Development Bank developing member countries. We were commissioned by the Asian Development Bank to create summary profiles of climate changes and climate impacts on 40… Read more »
Hampshire County Council commissioned NEF Consulting to support them to create a strategy for green economic recovery that: Improves living standards rather than simply targeting GVA growth. Supports the creation of good, secure jobs. Reduces greenhouse gas emissions in the… Read more »
Leeds Bradford Airport expansion could see up to £3.1bn leave the local economy. New analysis by NEF Consulting shows that plans for the airport’s expansion also overestimated the number of new jobs by over a third. The proposed Leeds Bradford… Read more »
A report from NEF Consulting for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) shows that Cornish hake has seen higher prices linked to MSC certification. Both Cornish hake and sardines have noted an improved reputation and better access to markets as a… Read more »
New research from NEF Consulting, commissioned by CPRE Hampshire, the countryside charity, explores the value of the countryside in South Hampshire. CPRE Hampshire is campaigning for a new Green Belt in South Hampshire. The report, Introducing a South Hampshire Green… Read more »
Plans for expansion of Bristol Airport may have overestimated benefits to the region by £280 million. The business case for the expansion of Bristol Airport may have significantly overestimated its economic benefits, and underestimated its social and environmental costs, a… Read more »
The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty commissioned NEF Consulting to measure and assess the economic and social wellbeing benefits and the environmental impacts of six visitor sites. The aim was to assess the impact of… Read more »
Why extending the M4 is not the way AUTHOR: Alex Chapman, NEF Consulting If governments took decisions on infrastructure based on making people, communities and the environment healthier, how would they look? What demands would we make of them? Imagine… Read more »
Coastal communities throughout the UK are, as a group, struggling more than others over a number of social and economic issues from unemployment and educational underachievement to lower health and wellbeing. This is despite the fact that they are located… Read more »
AUTHOR: Alex Chapman, NEF Consulting The government were warned what scrapping the feed-in tariff would do – and now it’s happened. Back in November I invited a local solar installation company round to my house to take a look at… Read more »
Professionals interested in impact measurement have a powerful new tool at their disposal, with the launch of the Global Sustainable Tourism Dashboard’s online platform. The announcement of the online platform follows the launch of the dashboard in September 2016, hosted… Read more »
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