Launching 'The Disrupters'

I am pleased to announce the latest report from NESTA Policy and Research Unit (NPRU).

The Disrupters: lessons for low-carbon innovation from the new wave of environmental pioneers tells the stories of eight businesses and organisations that are pursuing low-carbon goals by putting into practice new business models or services, or cheaper and simpler alternatives to existing products or services. The report argues that while our efforts to reduce carbon emissions could benefit from these disruptive forms of innovation (perhaps more effectively than through pumping money into more radical technology-based forms of innovation), the UK is currently not set up to encourage them and the entrepreneurs that drive them – in fact, they are frequently thwarted. The report was the subject of a recent Daily Telegraph article and was launched last week in conjunction with NESTA’s latest ‘Innovation Challenge’ around the issue of climate change.

• More details and download a PDF of The Disrupters
• Download the accompanying Policy Briefing - New types of innovation for a low-carbon society.
• Video of Rebecca Willis, co-author, presenting The Disrupters at our Environment Challenge launch