{"id":1129,"date":"2015-12-07T15:48:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T15:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2015-12-09T10:59:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T10:59:46","slug":"spendingreviewenergypolicyjimwatsonukerc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/2015\/12\/07\/spendingreviewenergypolicyjimwatsonukerc\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the Spending Review delivered a coherent approach to energy innovation? &#8211; Jim Watson writes for UKERC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"stcpDiv\">In his new blog for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukerc.ac.uk\/\">UKERC<\/a>, Jim Watson reacts to the energy policy implications of the UK Government Spending Review. One of the prominent themes of the review is the need for innovation in energy technologies and systems, which has also been highlighted in the long-awaited\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/amber-rudds-speech-on-a-new-direction-for-uk-energy-policy\">energy policy speech<\/a>\u00a0by Amber Rudd. <!--more-->The blog assesses UK energy policy, including the new development that the UK&#8217;s CCS commercialisation programme is being cancelled, in light of these statements.<\/div>\n<p>To read the full blog, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukerc.ac.uk\/news\/has-the-spending-review-delivered-a-coherent-approach-to-energy-innovation-.html\">UKERC News page\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/files\/2015\/06\/Jim-Watson1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-777\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/files\/2015\/06\/Jim-Watson1.jpg?resize=100%2C150\" alt=\"Jim Watson\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/files\/2015\/06\/Jim-Watson1.jpg?w=133&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/files\/2015\/06\/Jim-Watson1.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/profiles\/8157\">Professor Jim Watson<\/a> is the\u00a0Research Director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukerc.ac.uk\/\">UK Energy Research Centre<\/a>, based at Imperial College, London. Jim\u00a0is also\u00a0Professor of Energy Policy at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/spru\/\">SPRU <\/a>\u2013 Science Policy Research Unit.<\/p>\nFollow Sussex Energy Group      <span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-follow\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Sussex-Energy-Group\/448345351971248?ref=hl\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:16px;height:16px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"display: inline; width:16px;height:16px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/32x32\/facebook.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SussexNRGGroup\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:16px;height:16px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"display: inline; width:16px;height:16px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/32x32\/twitter.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Find us on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sussex-energy-group\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:16px;height:16px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Find us on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"display: inline; width:16px;height:16px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/sussexenergygroup\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/32x32\/linkedin.png?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In his new blog for UKERC, Jim Watson reacts to the energy policy implications of the UK Government Spending Review. 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