Failure to make the most of Britain’s abundant renewables will mean a costly and unreliable energy supply.
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The UK government sees a reliable and low-carbon solution to future energy crises in nuclear power.
The Nationals have tried to link the UK energy crisis to its net-zero climate target. But as an expert advisor to the International Energy Agency tells us, the two are unrelated.
Hydrogen isn’t very efficient, but it fits many business models.
Per capita electricity use was higher in the 1970s than today.
Good news for large, small and advanced nuclear reactors.
Spreading electricity demand throughout the day is much better for the environment.
Three ways coronavirus is already impacting Britain’s energy systems.
Britain greets a new decade with substantially cleaner electricity, but challenges lie ahead to decarbonise its transport and heating.
Evidence from the UK and around the world suggests private ownership results in more efficient companies, more investment and more renewable energy.
The most vulnerable people bear the brunt of an ineffective energy system that prioritises profit over the consumer.
New research uses a different technique to give a much lower estimate.
Huge survey shows more than 80% of British people support for solar, but just 18% want fracking.
Cumbria council has approved the £165m Woodhouse colliery – and highlighted the failings of national climate policy.
But electric vehicles will pose a significant challenge over the next decade.
Brexit may be an unexpected boon for the UK’s climate leadership. Here’s how the UK can seize the initiative.
The party will eventually have to look beyond economic growth.
Labour should not accept nuclear power as an inevitable part of its climate policies.
Governments and energy firms will find it hard to generate the necessary public acceptance for such a controversial technology.
Those on low incomes get less back from home improvement schemes than they pay in government charges.
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Associate Professor, Energy Systems and Data Group, Birmingham Energy Institute, University of Birmingham
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Senior lecturer, Energy Policy Group, University of Exeter
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Energy Data Analyst - PhD in Modelling Flexibility in Future UK Energy Systems, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Research Fellow in Energy Economics and Policy, University of Leeds
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Energy Systems and Data Group, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde
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Visiting Fellow, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex; University of Tartu; Utrecht University
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Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy, Imperial College London
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Professor in International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Research Fellow in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Assistant Professor, Politics of Climate Change, University of Warwick
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Professor of Science & Technology Policy, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex