About the authors Vidit Doshi is a Research Associate at the Reimagining the Economy Project and recent graduate of the Masters in Public Policy program at the Harvard Kennedy School. [...] Over the next century, innovation came from all over the globe but the UK remained close to the technological frontier, installing the two largest wind turbines anywhere in the world in 2000 (Kern et al. [...] But without a broader strategy to improve productivity levels in the construction sector, the UK government risks creating a new swathe of low-wage jobs that struggle to recruit and retain the workers needed for the green transition. [...] In particular, the national government should focus on the small number of sectors that have the potential to operate free from the trade-offs discussed earlier and could further the green transition, boost growth and create good jobs all at once. [...] 8 Sabel and Victor point to the success of the Montreal Protocol in bringing about positive environmental outcomes, but we can also look to the techniques of DARPA, ARPA-E and the most successful Economic Development Organizations for examples of this approach in the US.
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