Do less but better, infrastructure adviser tells government

By Daniel Gayne2023-03-27T06:00:00

Sir John Armitt - meeting shot March 2022

Small steps forward in all directions will not bring necessary progress on green economy goals, says NIC

The government should focus on a few large infrastructure projects to meet its goals for economic growth and carbon reduction, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has said.

In its annual Infrastructure Progress Review, the group said the past year had seen progress on major objectives “stutter further just as the need for acceleration has heightened”, warning that the government was not on track to meet its own targets.

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