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Some initial responses to the Autumn Statement

Posted on by Richard Flockemann — No Comments ↓

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,…

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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

Heat pump users in Finland and the UK: How low-emission technologies can grow from enthusiast projects to a mainstream industry

Posted on by Francisco Dominguez — 1 Comment ↓
Technician installing heating system

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that gas boiler sales should stop by 2025 to meet emission reduction goals. Heat pumps, which operate by extracting warmth from the ground, air or water, are often regarded as one of the…

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Can nuclear power play a large part in getting to net zero?

Posted on by Gordon MacKerron — 3 Comments ↓
Nuclear cooling tower in countryside

In late 2020, there was a flurry of announcements about climate change and energy – first a ten-point plan for a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’[i] followed a few weeks later by a much–delayed energy White Paper[ii]. Nuclear power figures prominently in both narratives, with…

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Why ‘rebound effects’ may cut energy savings in half

Posted on by Steven Sorrell — No Comments ↓
Earth from space, showing clusters of electric lighting

This blog was originally published by Carbon Brief as a guest post from Dr Paul Brockway and Prof Steve Sorrell. Improving the energy efficiency of everything from the lights in people’s homes to the cars they drive is a key component of…

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Posted in All Posts, Energy efficiency and energy security, Energy Governance and Policy, Energy infrastructure, Energy systems and supply technology, Just and Sustainable Transitions to Net Zero, The Co-benefits of the energy transition

Nuclear vs renewable energy and the critical importance of independent research

Posted on by Louise Sheridan

This is an adapted version of a Nature.com blog by Prof Benjamin K. Sovacool and Prof Andy Stirling, to accompany the publication of their paper “Differences in carbon emissions reduction between countries pursuing renewable electricity versus nuclear power” in Nature…

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