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Techno-optimism alone won’t fix climate change

Posted on by Ruby Loughman — No Comments ↓

This blog post was originally published by the Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC), 2 May 2025, written by Professor Mari Martiskainen. Ex-prime minister Tony Blair was making headlines this week by saying that current Net Zero policies are ‘doomed to…

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Posted in All Posts, Energy and Society, Energy Governance and Policy, Just and Sustainable Transitions to Net Zero

Transparency and power in energy policy making

Posted on by Matthew Lockwood — No Comments ↓

Last week, the Prime Minister confirmed funding for two carbon capture projects in Merseyside and Teesside, and he and the Chancellor made a headline commitment to £21.7 billion of support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) over the next 25 years. This…

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Posted in Energy Governance and Policy

Emma Pinchbeck to deliver our 2024 Keynote Lecture

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We are delighted to announce that Emma Pinchbeck, Chief Executive of Energy UK, will deliver the 2024 Sussex Energy Group Keynote Lecture! Follow Sussex Energy Group

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Making Sussex a Net Zero region: local council and stakeholder workshop

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Recently, over 40 Officers and Members from Local Councils in the Greater Brighton area and other relevant stakeholders came together with University of Sussex energy policy and analysis experts. During a half-day workshop, they discussed challenges and opportunities relating to…

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Posted in All Posts, Conferences and events, Energy demand and behaviour, Energy efficiency and energy security

Our social relations shape our decision-making in surprising ways. Here’s what that means for home retrofit policy.

Posted on by Richard Flockemann — No Comments ↓

Sussex Energy Group members Donal Brown, Giulia Mininni and Marie Claire Brisbois, are among the co-authors of a fascinating a new paper out in Energy Research and Social Science.  Follow Sussex Energy Group

Posted in All Posts, Energy demand and behaviour, Energy efficiency and energy security, Retrofitting buildings, The social relations of energy

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