Insights
Building momentum for climate action at the end of 2020
A glimmer of hope for the global climate action, as we approach the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement…
All eyes on the Energy White Paper
The impending sector-defining document is a time for ambition and for action to underpin rhetoric…
Future Homes Standard: no time like 2023
Announced then de-announced, what would be the impacts of a 2023 Future Homes Standard?…
Time is running out - the energy sector’s Generation 2050 speak up
We have over 1,000 young energy experts that can help shape the climate debate, writes the Energy Institute’s Sinead Obe…
Ten Point Plan: no going back now
The PM's plan for an industrial revolution brings with it some very big results…
When enhanced NDCs are a matter of survival
For 1.2 billion people across the globe the collective decarbonisation commitments all governments are a matter of survi…
Revolution not evolution: The Government’s Ten Point Plan
The Prime Minister is set to deliver a high stakes green speech, but what can we expect?…
Interview with Professor Dan Kammen
We speak to Dan Kammen, a professor in the Energy and Resources group at the University of California, Berkeley to find …
Rebooting the Green Homes Grant
The Spending Review offers an opportunity to revamp and improve the scheme, which has so far flopped.…
What's in a number? The small print behind the UK's NDC
IAS, ETS and GWPs... how will ministers set about calculating a 'fair and ambitious' COP26 commitment?…
Hand-in-hand: How the UK’s electric vehicle revolution can strengthen the power grid
Ambitious policy on transport will help the UK toward its clean power goals…
Advancing global climate action in a year with Covid-19
In the first year without a COP, this is not time to press pause on climate change. This blog explains what can be achie…
Finance in Common Summit – An opportunity for bold climate action
Sophie Richmond explores why the summit presents an opportunity for public financial institutions to support climate act…
As the US leaves the Paris Agreement what happens next?
The USA officially leaves the Paris Agreement on the 4th Nov - what does that actually mean?…
Sizewell C: Dodgy deals and obscure decision-making
The apparently imminent decision to 'green light' a new nuclear plant raises more questions than it answers…
‘Climate leadership’ Can a strong UK NDC inspire international ambition?
The Climate Ambition Summit in December is an opportunity to send strong signals to the multilateral process, how can th…