‘A good bet’: Sector reacts to £113bn of commitments to infrastructure in Spending Review

To democratise the transition, we must politicise it

Climate policy has become a central pillar of economic strategy, informing industrial policy and influencing labour, housing and distribution. The 2025 UK spending review front-loaded net‑zero infrastructure with a 16% real-terms boost to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, amounting to roughly £49bn in climate investments over five years.

EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers welcomed the U.K. government’s commitment to invest GBP113 billion (US$153 billion) in capital projects across energy, infrastructure, transport and housing, noting that the increased budget will “create tens of thousands more jobs in engineering and technology across the U.K., over the current Parliament and beyond.” The government’s investment will… The post EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending…

Spending Review: Energy, infrastructure and transport investment welcomed

The Spending Review's £113bn of investments across energy, infrastructure and transport have been broadly welcomed by the sector.

‘A good bet’: Sector reacts to £113bn of commitments to infrastructure in Spending Review

Voices from across the engineering sector have welcomed the significant infrastructure funding commitments from the government’s Spending Review, but have said that the devil will be in the detail of the 10-Year Infrastructure Plan. The post ‘A good bet’: Sector reacts to £113bn of commitments to infrastructure in Spending Review appeared first on New Civil Engineer.