Environmental Industries
The Environmental Industries are one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors, with an estimated turnover of £25bn in 2005 growing to £34bn by 2010. The East of England is well-placed with over 2,000 organisations operating in this field. It boasts a strong renewable energy industry, excellent research facilities supported by 11 Universities, 370 businesses and organisations in the Peterborough EnviroCluster and is leading the way in the UK development of zero-emission vehicles and zero-carbon housing.
The Environmental Goods and Services (EGS) sector broadly encompasses companies and organisations which provide end of pipe solutions to environmental problems. The EGS sector is divided into fifteen sub-sectors, as identified by UK CEED and now defined by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) - formerly the DTI. To view this report, click here. These EGS sub-sectors are outlined below.
- Air Pollution Control
- Cleaner Technologies & Processes
- Decommissioning / Decontamination of Nuclear Sites
- Environmental Consultancy
- Environmental Finance & Investment
- Environmental Monitoring, Instrumentation and Analysis
- Energy Management / Efficiency
- Marine Pollution Control
- Noise and Vibration Control
- Remediation and Reclamation of Land
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Construction & Materials
- Sustainable Transport & Logistics
- Waste Management, Recovery and Recycling
- Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
