Robert Watt
@wattrob
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Secretary to the Chair, Swedish government inquiry on international climate action. Former @SEIresearch & @cabinetofficeuk, sometime diplomat & viola player.
Stockholm, Sweden
Joined December 2009
🌊 For our thoughts on the coming year, join us online for Currents 2025, with @mansanilsson, @perssonasa, @wattrob & more. 📅 21 Jan 🕒 15.00 CET 🔗 https://t.co/PMce7OkytT
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#COP29 has kicked off in Baku 🌍 Our team is on site, ready to help advance global climate goals. Check out SEI-hosted events and key engagements on #ClimateFinance, adaptation, transboundary risks, and sustainable industry transitions 👇 https://t.co/aoubCkHU7N 📸 @KTBrowne
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10.Explore how UK can lead aspects of agri tech & green and good AI powered services. /ENDS (for now…)
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9bis. The house building programme must support the fair green transition with extremely energy efficient stock using products that support domestic low carbon innovators & jobs, & deliver lower energy bills).
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9. Green Public Procurement: use spending & incentives to drive markets for green industrialisation.
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8. Defence: be a buyer for green products and innovator in engineering and AI
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7bis. As well as large, long-term funding and policy support, this will need upgrades to a few ports, energy, digital and transport networks - another place for green bonds to put capital to work.
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7. …high tech infrastructure and R&D: Green and good AI (massive investment in R&D + continue to attract investment by multinationals); hydrogen? (could be a producer if enough green electricity available); nuclear (make a call on SMRs - is this the future or not?).
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6. …first of a kind high tech low carbon manufacturing: steel, aviation, high tech engineering in general (use new planning regulations to facilitate, provide R&D support through callenge/competition funding)
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5. … a massive push to deliver carbon-free electricity asap, using new planning regime and improvements to contracts for differnece, preferably with over-capacity signal to attract investment for…
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4. Create Green Growth Bonds - a significant scaling up of the existing green gilts programme. The £ is available in pension funds, sov wealth funds and private capital for…
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3. Set out a Fair Green Growth agenda, funded by targeted borrowing and attracting private investment. This will also benefit from & over time contribute to improved basic public services.
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2. Once the revenue side is strengthened, consider increased borrowing for specific outcomes. (More on that 👇
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1. Improvements in key public services (health, education, defence) need funding in part by targeted revenue raising. Taxes can’t be completely flat, spending must be effective. How about increasing capital gains tax on investments that aren’t ’green’ & extending taxes on ‘bads’?
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First, what’s a fair green transition? It’s more of & more than climate action. It is about ample clean energy, creating decent jobs and providing the economic backbone for public services & private enterprise. It is the future for people, planet and prosperity.
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2 key questions & a 10 point plan of action for the new #UKGovernment: 1. How to deliver a fair green transition when tax revenue may be flat-ish? 2. What policies & priorities might support steady growth aligned with & delivering a fair green transition? @Ed_Miliband
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In 2023, our global impact soared: 🌐 300+ projects in over 120 Countries 👥 workforce growth to 343 employees 📈 annual financial turnover increased to SEK 415 million Read our recently released annual report for a full overview. 👉 https://t.co/xMGugnYL5x
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To reach #NetZero, heavy industries in all parts of the world will need to deploy new technologies & use the latest know-how. Looking forward to moderating this roundtable, which will explore ways for the public & private sectors to accelerate this process. #IndustryTransition
📣@TESSForum is excited to co-host a roundtable with the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (#LeadIT) on "Technology Co-Development & Trade for Just Industry Transitions to #NetZero" to: ✅ Discuss challenges & opportunities around technology co-development and green
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🌍 In a pivotal year for global democracy, we face a rapidly closing window to enact science-based #ClimateAction. Join @jkingy to discuss how democracies can combat disinformation, deepen trust and urgently address the climate crisis. Secure your spot 👇
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Progress: #UNEA6 approved key resolutions on air pollution and climate action, including the African Integrated Assessment. @KevinHicks_SEI, who helped coordinate the Assessment, applauds the decision and calls for unified action. Details 👉 https://t.co/RlJBhHhZW4
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