Home › Archive for All Posts
Blog Archives

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…

Read more ›

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…

Read more ›

Posted in Energy Governance and Policy

Emma Pinchbeck to deliver our 2024 Keynote Lecture

Posted on by Richard Flockemann — No Comments ↓

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

Posted in Energy Governance and Policy

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

Posted on by Siobhan Stack-Maddox — No Comments ↓

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…

Read more ›

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

Sussex Energy Group’s response to the Governments call for evidence on reforming electricity markets

Posted on by Richard Flockemann — No Comments ↓

By Dr Malte Jansen, Prof Steve Sorrell and Siobhán Stack-Maddox To meet the UK’s net zero goals, the electricity system must decarbonise by 2035 while accommodating a 50% increase in electricity demand. Shifting towards intermittent wind and solar generation –…

Read more ›

Posted in All Posts

Follow Sussex Energy Group on Twitter

Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the individual authors and do not represent Sussex Energy Group.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 113 other subscribers.

Archives

Subscribe to Sussex Energy Group's quarterly newsletter