New analysis from CBI Economics and ECIU reveals a £105bn sector generating high-wage jobs across every UK nation and region.

Net-zero is already one of the UK's most productive and geographically distributed industrial sectors, generating high-value employment, driving supply chain activity, and anchoring the UK within one of the defining economic transformations of our era.

The UK's net zero economy now generates around £105bn in Gross Value Added and supports 1.1m full-time equivalent jobs, spanning energy, manufacturing, construction, engineering and professional services. The sector is underpinned by more than 23,500 businesses, over 96 per cent of which are small or medium-sized enterprises. For every £1 of economic value created directly by net zero firms, a further £1.85 is generated across the wider UK economy through supply chains and household spending.

Looking ahead, the UK's renewable energy pipeline represents £455bn of planned investment across 262 GW of capacity, approximately four times current installed renewable capacity. Two-thirds is already in active development or under construction. Policy stability, supply chain investment and workforce planning will be central to translating this ambition into delivered projects.

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