9th November 20209/11/2020
2030 ban on polluting cars could create more than 30,000 new jobs and provide £4.2bn boost to economy, a Cambridge Econometrics report published by Greenpeace UK finds.
Bringing forward the date from which new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans can no longer be sold in t...
19th October 202019/10/2020
New analysis, commissioned by the We Mean Business coalition and conducted by Cambridge Econometrics, shows that green recovery plans boost income, employment and GDP better than return-to-normal stimulus measures, with the added benefit of reducing emissions.
In all geographi...
24th September 202024/9/2020
Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement at the UN General Assembly this week could boost the country’s GDP by as much as 5% during this decade analysis by Cambridge Econometrics shows.
The massive scale of investment needed to achieve the target not only leads to an increase in...
The potential for agriculture, forestry, and other land use sectors to enhance the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere is the subject of a new research project, LANDMARC.
Funded by the European Commission Horizon 2020 fund, the nineteen LANDMARC consortium partners, including Ca...
Glenn Athey joins Cambridge Econometrics today as Principal Consultant, responsible for business development and project delivery for the company’s Regions, Cities & Local Areas work stream. He will be based at the Group’s headquarters in Cambridge, UK.
Phil Summerton,...
A report published today by Cambridge Econometrics, for the China-Britain Business Council, finds that trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), tourism and expenditure by Chinese students support over 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the UK.
The report UK jobs depende...
Analysis by global economics consultancy Cambridge Econometrics shows that if the UK government invested a relatively modest £11bn in a package of green measures, combined with a reduction in VAT from 20% to 15%, this could lift the economy out of a potential recession in 2021.
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Today the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) released the latest version of the European Skills Index (ESI), which allows policy makers to compare and contrast different skills systems across the EU.
The tool allows policy makers to learn best...
The UK Chancellor today announced a £30bn fiscal stimulus package which would amount to around 1.5% of GDP.
There has been no indication, yet, of the growth forecasts, after taking account of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, which will pay for the associated spending p...
6th February 20206/2/2020
A comprehensive study, published today, by the UK’s Department for Education finds that strong demand for healthcare services will drive significant employment growth in the sector, as the size of the population increases and ages.
Working Futures: 2017-2027, based on Cambri...