Natural capital is the elements of nature that directly or indirectly produce value to people including ecosystems, species, freshwater, land, minerals, air and oceans, as well as natural processes and functions.
The Midlands Engine has natural assets that bring many benefits to our region’s people and businesses. By valuing our Natural Capital we can protect the natural world, our economy and residents. Protecting and enabling the recovery of our natural world will help avert both the climate crisis and the decline of biodiversity. The Natural Capital Monitor places a value on our region’s natural assets so that we can better protect them.
The Monitor is supported by Environment Agency, Natural England, Woodland Trust and the National Trust.
Our Ten Point Plan for Green Growth in the Midlands Engine sets out, with a unified voice, the actions to be taken in partnership which will accelerate our region’s and the UK’s path to net zero.
Green Growth
Nov 30 2023
Major new plans for a multi-million pound East Midlands zero carbon innovation centre - aiming to transform cutting edge green research into commercial products - have been unveiled by East Midlands Freeport.
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Green Growth
Nov 30 2023
A programme that supports organisations to develop green energy and carbon reduction schemes in Derbyshire has won a category at this year’s Innovation Awards.
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Economic Opportunities
Nov 16 2023
The Midlands Engine partnered with the UK Municipal Bonds Agency to assess the opportunity for a Green Bond for the region, which could offer a cost effective, long term finance option for businesses to fund capital projects to decarbonise and grow.
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