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PWC publishes two reports : Green Recovery and Fleet Electrification

PwC have published a joint report with Energy UK – ‘Rebuilding the UK economy: fairer, cleaner, more resilient’ which provides the UK government with a toolkit of policy interventions to help identify the actions that will have maximum impact in creating jobs and growth across the UK.PwC has also partnered with Cornwall Insight to better understand and explain the rapidly evolving market for fleet electrification.

22nd
Jul
2020
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OFGEM announces energy networks investment programme

Ofgem has unveiled proposals for a five-year investment programme of around £25 bn to transform Britain’s energy networks to deliver emissions-free green energy for GB along with world-class service and reliability. Investment in the networks that transport energy round GB is likely to rise, to ensure they can deliver clean energy and meet Government targets for a net zero emissions GB. This investment will also help generate green growth and employment.

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Jul
2020
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CCC : Reducing UK emissions Progress Report

Ministers must seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says. In its annual report to Parliament, published in June, the Committee provides comprehensive new advice to the Government on delivering an economic recovery that accelerates the transition to a cleaner, net-zero emissions economy and strengthens the country’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.

22nd
Jul
2020
BIEE Energy Webinars

BIEE Energy Webinars

We will be running our energy seminar series and other meetings as webinars for the remainder of 2020. Podcasts of the first two webinars ‘What is Climate Finance?’ with presentations from Dr Amal Lee Amin and Kirsty Hamilton and ‘The Future of Renewable Energy – Challenge & Opportunities’ with Paddy Padmanathan, President & CEO of ACWA Power, can be viewed on the videos page and in the meetings archive. More webinars are planned for the autumn so stay tuned.

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Jun
2020
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ESC Report: Understanding Net Zero: a consumer perspective

New research by Energy Systems Catapult has found that while 75% of people believe climate change is a serious threat, they are still unclear as to which activities in their lives emit carbon – with only 49% realising natural gas heating contributes to carbon emissions.

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Apr
2020
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NIC Report: Net Zero Opportunities for the Power Sector

This paper from the National Infrastructure Commission sets out updated evidence and analysis of the electricity system in the context of the 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions target. It concludes that the evidence continues to support the recommendations that the Commission made on the power sector in the National Infrastructure Assessment.

9th
Apr
2020
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Zero Sum: Citizens Advice Report on Net Zero

The lastest report from Citizens Advice (January 2020) looks at how to prioritise consumer protections to ensure nobody is left behind on the path to net zero.

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Feb
2020
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OFGEM launches Decarbonisation Plan

On his first day in office, Ofgem’s new chief executive Jonathan Brearley has launched Ofgem’s Decarbonisation Action Plan.The plan sets out nine actions. These will ensure energy networks are ready to deliver net zero, support Government to tackle the difficult question of how to decarbonise heat and transport and encourage innovation to provide new low carbon products and services for consumers.

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Feb
2020
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The BIEE 2020 conference: why you should go and why you will want to come back in 2022

Every two years the BIEE holds its research conference at the University of Oxford. This year’s conference takes place on September 22-23 2020 and the conference theme is Energy for a Net Zero Society. The 2020 research conference will focus on building the foundations and policies of the low carbon transition aimed at achieving a net zero carbon society in a way that is fair and just. It will address how we live, work and travel, and how policy, infrastructure and the private sector can respond to enable the transformation of heat, transport and industry.

17th
Jan
2020

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