Blue Economy scenarios: final report

Annex 3: Barriers and Enablers to delivering End of the rainbow

Enablers

Climate impacts are more visible

Greater public awareness that the status quo is no longer tenable

Young people’s commitment to change

New, younger individuals coming into politics and government

Greater international collaboration

Strong political will and leadership

Focus on prevention and mitigation

The need to be seen by the rest of the world to be “doing the right thing”

Strong NGO Pressure

Increased threat to businesses

Increased alignment of policy areas across the UK and beyond

Increased co-ordinated delivery at the local level

Legislative changes providing greater flexibility

Businesses and citizens’ need for clarity and certainty

A growing sense of community ownership and buy in

Increased public desire to participate in marine decision-making

Existing success stories from elsewhere

If there enough finance, solutions can be found

Barriers

Lack of money – collaboration requires money

We’ve not got enough money to be long term

Short term 1 year funding (negotiation, planning AND spending)

If not enough finance, govt has to make choices about what to fund

Short termism driven by length of political cycles

The sheer number of commitments that Government has agreed to

Different sectors and government disagree on priorities

Lack of integrated planning

Global instability affecting long term decision making

Economic pressures

Major climate shocks creating a war footing

Society is fatigued from perma-crises (Covid, Climate, War)

Decisions made by UK government

Unwillingness to concede decision-making power to local level

Lack of effective stakeholder engagement

Not knowing how to engage with the wider public

Lack of recognition on role and value of rural and island communities

Lack of trust of Government