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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Matthew Taylor

UK should ‘repurpose’ Belfast shipyard to make green infrastructure

The Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast
‘The capacity and skills in Harland & Wolff’s historic yards should be directed towards the green transition,’ the thinktank’s report said. Photograph: Paul McErlane/Reuters

The UK government should set up an arm’s-length company to buy the Harland & Wolff naval shipyard in Belfast as part of a drive to repurpose arms manufacturing towards producing green infrastructure, according to a report.

The study from the thinktank Common Wealth is launching what it describes as a “Lucas Plan for the 21st century” setting out how the UK’s military industrial capacity can be transformed into a supply pipeline for green energy, benefiting workers, communities and the environment.

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