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PhD project on Policy Mixes for Energy Demand and Innovation

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The Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand (CIED) are taking on a new PhD student this year for September 2015 entry:  Policy Mixes for Energy Demand and Innovation  Potential supervisors are Florian Kern and Karoline Rogge.  The PhD is funded by Centre…

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Growing your own food: filling some knowledge gaps using European data

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Growing food for personal and family consumption is a significant global activity, but one that has received insufficient academic attention, particularly in developed countries. There are many benefits of growing your own food which can be categorised into: (a) those…

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‘Counting the cost’ report discusses the economic and social impact of electricity blackouts in the UK; but the BBC’s reporting misses the key issue.  

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In a continuation of previous form, the BBC’s article on the ‘Counting the Cost’ report by the Royal Academy of Engineering has leapt upon the assertion that the cost of blackouts could be in the billions. However, the report points…

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Is technological innovation sufficient to achieve a transition to a low-carbon energy system?

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On Friday the 7th of November, the SPRU Friday seminar was given by Jim Skea of Imperial College, London. Jim is also Research Councils UK Energy Strategy Fellow, as well as a founding member of the UK Committee on Climate…

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Tackling the existing building stock as a real energy policy priority

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By Mari Martiskainen and Florian Kern, Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand, SPRU Those familiar with the UK’s energy efficiency policy for buildings are aware that back in 2006 the then Labour government announced that all new domestic buildings would…

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