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Low Carbon R&D

The environmental technologies sector is a growth area for global business, with low carbon research and development activities becoming increasingly important. Birmingham is a powerhouse for renewable energy from low carbon fuels to waste management and bioenergy to solar photovoltaic.

Furthermore, the city’s 2020 carbon neutrality objective is a strong message of commitment to the sector now and in the future. Evidence to Birmingham’s sustainable agenda is that partnership working has been placed at the heart of Birmingham’s strategy to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% by 2026. 

Birmingham advantage:

• World-class university research, the development of an integrated transport infrastructure and our involvement in the largest domestic retrofit programme in the UK, are some of the many reasons why Birmingham leads the way as a sustainable, future-proof city.
• This strength at university level in turn ensures Birmingham has a good base of suitably skilled graduates in this area of industry for potential investors to recruit from
• The city has a good general business environment conducive to investors in this sector, helped by the city’s 2020 carbon neutrality aims

Testimonials to success

Recent experiences underline how Birmingham enhances the R&D sector: 

''Birmingham is a diverse and multicultural city, and has students from over 120 countries.''

Helen Higson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Aston University

''Birmingham offers support from policy makers and universities.''

Professor Andreas Hornung, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of the European Bioenergy Research Institute
Aston University/EBRI

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