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What role should local governments play in heat transitions? Lessons from the Netherlands and England

by Anna Devenish This blog was originally posted on the ‘Going Dutch?’ project website on 30/11/2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a dramatic increase in natural gas prices and an unprecedented energy crisis in the European Union and

Posted in 'Whole systems' perspectives, Energy Governance and Policy, Energy infrastructure, Energy systems and supply technology, Housing, Local Energy, policy, renewables

Some initial responses to the Autumn Statement

On Thursday 17 November 2022, Jeremy Hunt, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, made his anxiously awaited autumn statement. In doing so, he announced a number of energy-related polices for the United Kingdom, including green-lighting the Sizewell C Nuclear power plant,

Posted in All Posts, Energy and Society, Energy demand and behaviour, Energy Governance and Policy, Energy infrastructure, Energy systems and supply technology, Political economy of energy, renewables, Retrofitting buildings, Wind energy

Canada needs an energy poverty strategy. Here’s what it might look like.

With COP27 now underway in Egypt,  the question of how to deliver a just transition is very much on the agenda.  Greening a country’s economy in a way that’s fair and inclusive is a complex issue, with challenges that vary from

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Posted in All Posts, Energy efficiency and energy security, Energy Governance and Policy

It’s time to Save it for your Monergy! (and for the planet too)

By Dr Mari Martiskainen The Energy Security Strategy misses an opportunity for deep energy demand reduction The UK announced its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy today. As expected, it outlines  major energy supply related options: more nuclear power, more fracking exploration,

Posted in All Posts, Energy and Society, Energy demand and behaviour, Energy efficiency and energy security, Energy Governance and Policy, Fuel and transport poverty

10 Recommendations for Direct Air Carbon Deployment Policy in Europe

These ten recommendations were submitted as Supplemental Testimony to the Technological Innovations and Climate Change: Negative Emissions Technologies Inquiry held by the UK Parliament’s Environment Audit Committee in January 2022. Follow the Bellona Principles Principle 1 is to emphasize collection

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