'Infrastructure 2.0' is new approach to UK's energy planning mentality

‘Infrastructure 2.0’ was the new approach introduced by Amy Mount at the Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum in London last week, which involves being more strategic and looking 30 years into the future rather than the country’s current planning basis, which Ms Mount called very short-term.

She believes this would be the first step in a six dimensional shift from the UK’s old mentality, which would also include moving from a high carbon infrastructure to low carbon and de-centralising infrastructure decision making.

Furthermore, it would involve focusing on demand management as opposed to what Ms Mount dubbed an old-fashioned predict and provide approach, whilst also taking emphasis away from concrete and tarmac and placing it on the linking of software and hardware.

Ms Mount said: “We need a holistic view that acknowledges the value of green infrastructure as well as grey. So for example the benefits that wooded slopes have to play in reducing flood risk.”

Ms Mount joined Green Alliance in 2014, having previously worked at the Futerra Sustainability Communications, the Royal Geographical Society and Cambridge University Geography Department, whilst also completing internships at Greenpeace and E3G and  volunteering extensively with the UK Youth Climate Coalition and attending the UN climate negotiations as a youth delegate.