The Low Carbon Economy - A global opportunity

The ‘UK Know How’ campaign

The international journey towards a low carbon economy is building momentum and the transition is creating enormous opportunities for UK businesses with the expertise to deliver energy and resource efficient solutions.

And global markets recognise what the UK has - UK Know How, the combination of intelligence, innovation and capability in low carbon.

In every sector, in every market, the UK is demonstrating these world-class capabilities. UK Trade & Investment is the organisation that will help take your business to the world.

Developed in conjunction with strategy partners, the UK Know How campaign aims to position the UK’s ‘whole of economy’ low carbon capabilities to international buyers and investors through a simple yet powerful proposition.

Through a range of integrated marketing and communications activity, the campaigns will enhance the profile of targeted sector events and engagements in-market while securing broader business awareness of the scope of the UK’s low carbon solutions.

And with major economies taking increasing action to reduce carbon domestically, UK Know How seeks to establish an early presence for UK businesses in key international markets, giving them a competitive advantage in building trade and investment links overseas.

How UKTI can help you

Along with a range of tailored international programmes and initiatives, UKTI can provide you with detailed knowledge and practical support through our network of contacts in the UK and in British Embassies and other diplomatic posts around the world.

Get in contact with your sector representatives today to understand more about your export opportunities and how the UK Know How campaign is positioning UK leadership in your market. Your relevant UKTI sector contacts can be found within each sector page of this site.

Industry Analysis of the Low Carbon Challenge

A series of industry reports, produced by UK Trade & Investment in co-operation with the Economist Intelligence Unit can be accessed below.

Low carbon challenge for the food industry

Low carbon challenge for emerging markets’ automotive and consumer durables industries

Low Carbon Successes

Bio-fuelling green growth

Regenatec is one of the UK’s most innovative bio fuel solutions companies.UK Trade & Investment is helping the company to access new market opportunities for its technology.

Fuelling the future

Intelligent Energy has a long-standing relationship with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), which has been instrumental in helping the company to discover marketing opportunities, such as trade shows around the world, including the US, India and Japan.

Globalising innovation

Since PowerOasis was set up in 2007, the company has brought the benefits of its power management hybrid solutions to mobile phone base stations around the world.

Energy conservation begins at home

DIY Kyoto Ltd’s ‘wattson’ is a sleek, contemporary piece of kit that monitors energy consumption. The company is enjoying success around Europe and Australia, and plans shortly to break into the US market.

Developing the building blocks of low carbon construction

The built environment accounts for approximately 50 per cent of energy use, and recent legislation has set down a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions byat least 80 per cent, by 2050.

Driving towards a low carbon future

The UK is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. Emissions from internal combustion engines, in cars and in smaller machines and vehicles, make up 14 per cent of current levels, so it’s essential to re-engineer them to be as sustainable as possible.

Offshore wind farms

The UK has the world’s largest installed capacity of offshore wind energy and the sector is growing rapidly. By 2020, renewables as a whole are expected to deliver 30 per cent of our electricity supply.