{"id":19537,"date":"2016-08-12T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T23:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&p=19537"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:37:08","slug":"building-21st-century-sustainable-infrastructure-part-2-institutional-reform","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/building-21st-century-sustainable-infrastructure-part-2-institutional-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"Building 21st century sustainable infrastructure (part 2): institutional reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Headline issue<\/h3>\n

The new UK Government under Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to boosting UK productivity, to addressing the widening wealth gap, and to supporting the transition to low-carbon economic growth. Achieving all this will require the right investments by both the public and private sectors, particularly in sustainable infrastructure, at a time of heightened economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n

‘Building 21st century sustainable infrastructure (part 1): time to invest<\/a>’ highlighted that the current global economic environment provides an opportunity and rationale to borrow at below-zero real interest rates in order to invest in infrastructure. This policy brief sets out the institutional reforms that the Government should implement to facilitate its delivery.<\/p>\n

Key findings <\/strong><\/p>\n

To facilitate an enhanced investment programme for sustainable infrastructure the Government should consider the following:<\/p>\n

Reforming Whitehall<\/strong><\/p>\n