The 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, a year delayed due to COVID and overrunning by a day, finally wound up with world leaders agreeing on a deal. Consensus means compromise, of course, and many are disappointed with what they see as the watering down, or outright omission, of key policies required to limit warming to 1.5 degrees.
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A State or Market-led UK Energy System
Aurora Energy Research has released a new report on the future of UK energy policy. The UK currently finds itself at a crossroads following its declaration of a climate emergency. Political uncertainty makes it unclear what the policy response to this declaration, and the path to net-zero emissions by 2050, will be. (more…)
Highest Levels of Concern for Energy and Climate Recorded
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published the results of the 29th edition of its Public Attitudes Tracker (PAT). The PAT is a quarterly survey of the British public run since 2012. Its purpose is to gauge public opinion of BEIS’s priorities. (more…)
The Climate Emergency: Bottom-up Movements to Change Policy
The narrative around sustainability appears to be changing in 2019. Concerns over climate change and ecological collapse seem more tangible in the public psyche than in the past. Over recent months, one word has repeatedly been referenced in the media’s discussions of sustainability: “emergency”. (more…)
UK Ranked Second for Action on Climate Change
Denmark, the UK, and Canada rank as the top three countries transforming their energy systems to combat climate change. This is according to the Energy Revolution Global Outlook Report, a study of 25 countries conducted by Imperial College and E4Tech. (more…)
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