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9 November, 2023. ELECTRICITY TARIFFS IN A LOW CARBON WORLD. Summary of some tariff ideas. 155.
1 November. 2023. WHAT ARE THE REAL ISSUES WITH LIFESTYLE AND CLIMATE POLICY? What are the real issues and choices for a sustainable future, and what are just spurious claims in the culture wars? 154
2 October, 2023. DISINFORMATION ON NET ZERO. COINCIDENCE OR CONSPIRACY? Think tank Civitas gets its numbers wrong by factor of a million, due to failure to grasp the most basic principles of physics. 153
24 September, 2023. ROYAL SOCIETY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS LARGE SCALE ENERGY STORAGE AS A KEY ISSUE. Author's presentation at launch of Royal Society report on energy storage. 152
21 September 2023. THE TRUE COST OF DELAYED ACTION ON EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE. Comment on UK government volte face on net zero. 151
20 November, 2022. REPARATIONS AND CLEAN DEVELOPMENT. Attempts to put COP27 agreements on loss and damage in perspective. 150
20 November 2023. HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE RISE OF STATE COORDINATION AND THE DECLINE OF RELIANCE ON MARKETS. Summarises key points from paper co-authored with Jose Maria Valenzuela. 149
Sunday, October 23, 2022. THE CASE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE ATTACKS FROM THE ICE LOBBYISTS
Reviews the CEBR cost benefit analysis commissioned by lobbying group. 148
Friday 23 September 2022. “WORST MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES OF ANY MAJOR COUNTRY IN A LONG TIME”. Pretty poor on the energy policy front too. And levelling up is no longer even on the agenda. 147
7 September 2022. MEETING THE ENERGY PRICE CHALLENGE WITHOUT BANKRUPTING THE UK ECONOMY. 146
Friday, 12 August, 2022. BLUFFERS’ GUIDE TO COST OF CAPITAL. Presentation to Oxford Martin School seminar on cost of capital. Explores basics of the subject and identifies significant fallacies and misunderstandings. 145
12 June 2022. ELECTRICITY, STORAGE, RENEWABLES AND NUCLEAR. First serious analysis of storage issue. 144
12 December 2021. DECENTRALISED POWER GENERATION. DOES IT INCLUDE A FUTURE FOR COMBINED HEAT POWER? AND WHERE DOES THE BALANCE LIE? 143
2 November, 2021. HOPES AND FEARS FOR COP 26. 142
21 October, 2021. TWO CHEERS FOR UK GOVERNMENT’S NET ZERO STRATEGY. Better than expected but a lot to be done. 141
OCTOBER 4, 2021. ELECTRICITY TARIFF REFORM. SHIFTING THE BURDEN FROM ELECTRICITY TO GAS IS A START. Tariff reform to make heat pumps viable. 140
Tuesday, September 21, 2021. ENERGY CRISIS? MARKET FAILURE, INCOMPETENT GOVERNMENT, COVID, OR JUST ANOTHER MANIFESTATION OF BREXIT. About the combined crises in gas supply, transport, supply chains and food deliveries. 139
Friday, August 6, 2021. COSTING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE FUTURE. IGNORE THE ALARMISTS
Demolishes nonsensical claim, that EVs will bankrupt UK plc, by
so-called All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Fuel. Shows they overestimate
by very large multiple, due to crass errors of arithmetic and failure to
understand basic physics and engineering realities. 138
Sunday, 23 May, 2021. CRYPTOS THREATEN SUSTAINABILITY. BITCOIN AS AN EASY TARGET FOR COP26? Describes the major climate issues posed by crypto-currencies dependent on high electricity use, especially in coal based power systems. 137
Tuesday, 20 April, 2021. STAKEHOLDER DECISION-MAKING: UNDERSTANDING SIERRA LEONE'S ENERGY SECTOR. New paper published from OU study on this subject. 136
Tuesday, 20 April 2021. THE IPAT EQUATION AND THE KAYA IDENTITY. A CONVENIENT MEASURE FOR UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE ISSUES? The Kaya identity is a simple numerical device for assigning causality under some conditions.135
Monday, 12 April, 2021.
THE AFFORDABILITY OF A UK ZERO CARBON TARGET. Comparing some costs and macro-economy statistics. 134Tuesday, March 23, 2021. PRINCIPLES
FOR THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE OR LOW CARBON ENERGIES INTO NATIONAL
OR REGIONAL POWER SYSTEMS. Turkmenistan COP26 roundtable. 133
Saturday, February 20, 2021. TEXAS POWER CRISIS. MARKET OR REGULATORY FAILURES? Causes of Texas power crisis, and putting a value on reliability.132
Thursday, 4 February. ELECTRIC VEHICLES
FOR AFRICA Making the case. 131
Monday, 1 February, 2021. ENDING RELIANCE ON THE MARKET ALONE TO DELIVER FOR THE POWER SECTOR. Movement away from market fundamentalism and back to intervention and planning? 130
Saturday, 30 January, 2021. ASTRAZENECA AND THE VACCINE CONTRACT. VON DER LEYEN’S INEXCUSABLE BLUNDER . The EU/AstraZeneca contract. Analysis of contract. 129
Monday, 11 January, 2021. GLOBAL BRITAIN. IS COP 26 THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY? UK role in COP 26. Hamstrung by past ideologies and break with EU. 128
Wednesday, 6 January, 2021. THE ELECTRIC CAR EXPERIENCE . Observations of a new owner. 127
Tuesday, 16 June, 2020. STATUES,
THE IMPERSONAL TRENDS OF HISTORY, AND CHAOS. Individuals versus impersonal trends
in history. Climate change? 126
Friday, 12 June, 2020. ECONOMIC
GROWTH AND THE PARABLE OF THE TWO ECONOMISTS. Milton and Maynard debate
economic growth and what GDP measures. 125
Sunday 31 May 2020. CORONAVIRUS STATISTICS AND NATIONAL
COMPARISONS IN THE PANDEMIC . A few statistical comparisons. 124
Monday 11 May, 2020. SAVING
THE PLANET DOES NOT NECESSARILY COST THE EARTH . Refutes Fake News claim by
commentator from American Economic Institute. 123
28 April 28,
2020. CULTURE
WARS, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, RISK AVERSION AND INTER-GENERATIONAL JUSTICE. Cost
benefit struggles with the big issues, but it does help to expose the
questions. The economy versus public health poses a false dichotomy. The real
debates should be about inequality. And in terms of inter-generational divides,
climate change is a much more relevant matter. 122
12 April, 2020. GLOBAL THREATS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Much of the logic of public goods and market failure will be common to
most of the greatest issues facing humanity, but nowhere more than in health
and the global environment. And knowledge is a crucial resource. 121
8 April, 2020.
PANDEMICS, CLIMATE AND OTHER
THREATS TO HUMANITY.
And the
Ubiquitous Nature of Market Failure. 120
26 March,
2020. CORONAVIRUS. A THREAT NOT
RECOGNISED. SOME LESSONS FOR THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. The same
political fault lines are emerging. “The cure is worse than the disease”
refrain echoes the revisionist climate sceptic arguments. The virus
disproportionately attacks the old, but climate change should be of most
concern to the young. And until it happened very few of us rated pandemics or
disease as a major threat. 119
30 January,
2020. CARBON EMISSIONS AND TRADE WITH
CHINA. Should we be doing more to limit our trade with
China, if we are serious about having a global effect on emissions rather than
concentrating on purely domestic issues? 118
29 January
2020. CLIMATE ACTION AND CO2 REDUCTION.
CAN INDIVIDUAL CHOICES MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Or is it just a case of making us feel like we're doing something to
help? 117
25 January,
2020. PERSONAL CARBON FOOTPRINT . What is the single biggest thing an individual can do to reduce
their carbon footprint? 116
15 January
2020 DEATH OF WASHINGTON CONSENSUS. Includes review of recent ESMAP paper on power reform experience. 115
7 January
2020. PUBLIC
TRANSPORT. HOW MUCH OF A SOLUTION DOES IT PROVIDE TO CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS?
Public transport important in its own right but not a silver bullet. 113
2 January
2020. CRUISE
SHIPS GET A BAD PRESS ON ENVIRONMENT. Similar to aviation and similar
issues on absence of fuel taxes. 112
31 December
2019. THINKING
OF A CLIMATE FRIENDLY HOLIDAY. BUS, TRAIN, CAR OR PLANE? Personal travel
choices and their carbon footprint.111
29 November
2019. A
CLIMATE FOCUSED ELECTION IN THE UK ? Not really but reflects Brexit divisions
in terms of history. 110.
22 November
2019. GREENS
WANT A HUNDRED BILLION A YEAR OF PUBLIC SPEND TO DECARBONISE. THE COMMITMENT IS
WELCOME, BUT HOW MUCH IS NECESSARY? Broad
cost levels to combat climate change. 109
16 November,
2019. FRACKING
WAS NEVER A SENSIBLE CHOICE FOR THE UK. Search for the macro-economic pot of gold was
always misguided. 108
11 November,
2019. FINANCIAL
SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND POLICIES IN POORER COUNTRIES MAKES SENSE FOR
EVERYONE. THE CASE OF FIREWOOD, CHARCOAL AND DEFORESTATION. The case for
development aid to substitute renewable electricity for charcoal cooking. 107
4 November,
2019. A
BREXIT ELECTION OR A CLIMATE CHANGE ELECTION? THE BATTLE LINES ARE THE SAME.
Connections of Brexit to climate science denial. 106
31 July 2019. CHAOS AND
CLIMATE. Explaining
the nature of chaos theory and how to understand its significance in relation
to climate science. 105
25 May 2019. LABOUR TO RENATIONALISE NATIONAL GRID? WE NEED
BETTER ARGUMENTS AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS. There is a good case for more central
direction and control for the power sector but many of Labour’s proposals
are either muddled or counter-productive. 104
7 May 2019. DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS FINE. BUT WHAT SHOULD
THE ACTION AND POLICY PRIORITIES BE?
The UK Parliament has responded to a recent raising of awareness on
climate change by declaring a climate emergency. … but it leaves a lot of
questions unanswered, not least on how to select priorities for effective
policies. 103
Friday, May 3,
2019. TIME
TO DEMOLISH SCEPTICISM OVER CLIMATE SCIENCE. Arguments and untruths common in “scepticism”
on climate science. 102
23 April, 2019.
CLIMATE
CRISIS. TRUSTING THE SCIENCE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. Disposing of some fallacies in relation to the
philosophy of science. 101
10 April, 2019. THE
THEORY OF THE SECOND BEST. SOME INCONVENIENT TRUTHS. The impact of a major
market failure, to price carbon,
24 March, 2019. NORWAY’S
DISINVESTMENT IN OIL, THE GREEN PARADOX, AND A WEAKNESS OF POLICY TOWARDS
GLOBAL CLIMATE RISKS.
About the Green Paradox.
21 March, 2019. CLIMATE
CHANGE. CREATION OF THE “PERFECT STORM”. WE WERE WARNED. Ten
years on from warning, worst ever cyclone arrives.
19 March, 2019.
AN
ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CASE FOR TRAVEL CONCESSIONS TO PENSIONERS. And how subsidies, even if to the not so
poor, can make a small contribution to saving the planet.
March 10, 2019. PHYSICS
OR ECONOMICS. WHEN “SENSIBLE CHOICES” MAKE THINGS WORSE. PHYSICS OR ECONOMICS. BRAESS. Networks and the Braess paradox.
March 8, 2019. THE GREAT IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE OVER
ORGANISATION OF THE POWER SECTOR WILL CONTINUE. What if anything does
the European experience tell us?
February 28, 2019. A GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION OF CLIMATE
CHANGE. Animation showing 118 years of data on temperature
anomalies.
February 25, 2019. SERIOUS
US RECOGNITION OF CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES
NEED TO BE PUT ASIDE. A more urgent
approach to climate issues is stirring again among US politicians and opinion
formers. Markets won't work on their own, and we also need both effective
action on infrastructure and focused regulation.
February 19, 2019. CAN COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS GRASP THE CLIMATE CHANGE NETTLE? And can we justify ambitious targets?
February 19, 2019. CAN COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS GRASP THE CLIMATE CHANGE NETTLE? And can we justify ambitious targets?
January 27, 2019. HITACHI
PROPOSES NATIONALISATION OF NUCLEAR. HAS PRIVATISATION PROVED COMPATIBLE WITH
LOW CARBON POLICIES? The Hitachi withdrawal and implications for state commitment
to large projects.
January 19, 2019. BREXIT,
HITACHI AND CLIMATE CHANGE. SERIOUS LESSONS TO BE LEARNED. Reflects on the
troubled future of the proposed nuclear plant at Wylfa, and connections with Brexit.
December 28, 2018.
CARBON
FEE AND DIVIDEND. AN IDEA WHOSE TIME IS COMING. Making a carbon tax more
palatable.
December 6, 2018. ENERGY
STORAGE. FINDING THE SILVER BULLET. A
problem not yet solved.
September 21, 2018.
CLIMATE
SCIENCE. RESIDUAL UNCERTAINTIES THAT DO NOT CHANGE THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE. Understanding
Time Lags Important for Climate Policies.
September 17, 2018.
SMART
METERS. PRIVACY ISSUES OR A VITAL TOOL FOR OUR FUTURE? Undue concerns with
a minor issue?
August 23, 2018. INFRASTRUCTURE
SPENDING. THE GENOA BRIDGE COLLAPSE AND PARALLELS WITH INACTION OVER CLIMATE
ISSUES.
A low cost of
capital but a high cost of inadequate investment. Why,
when interest rates are so low and there is a global glut of capital, are there
not much higher levels of investment in infrastructure?
July 28, 2018. HEAT
RECORDS FALLING, AND WILDFIRES ACROSS THE GLOBE. AT LAST A DEMONSTRATION THAT
GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL.
No! We had that
long ago. It’s just that we are now starting to see the impacts “play out in
real time”.
July 21, 2018. TRUMP,
TRADE WARS AND CLIMATE POLICIES. An opportunity to introduce a rational and positive element to
retaliatory measures.
July
16, 2018. THE ROLE OF TARIFFS IN A LOW CARBON FUTURE. Redefining
how we take our electricity supplies. The complexities of allocating fixed
costs. And the need to recognise environmental costs through carbon
pricing.
January 3, 2018. THE
COMING MINI ICE AGE. NOT QUITE FAKE BUT NOT QUITE TRUE EITHER! A flurry of headlines on climate science,
including Sky News , the Mirror, the Sun, illustrate the difficulties of reporting
serious science and the temptations of sensational headlines. The fake news
sits in the exaggerated headlines, and in this instance there is an important
kernel of real fact which, if the solar activity projections are correct, may
be relevant both to expectations about climate and potentially to climate
policy.
November 3, 2017. HAVE
THE UK’S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES RESULTED IN UNNECESSARY RISES IN HOUSEHOLD
ENERGY BILLS?
October 17, 2017. GLOBAL WARMING. POSITIVE NEWS
BUT A THREAT UNDIMINISHED.
July 4, 2017. G20
POLITICS, TRADE, AND CLIMATE.
June 29, 2017. COST
OF CAPITAL ARGUMENTS AND CLIMATE POLICY. PART ONE.
28 June 2017. NEGATIVE
NET CARBON. DIRECT EXTRACTION OF CO2. IS IT A GAME CHANGER? New claim to be able to sequester carbon
directly. A serious geo-engineering option.
25 June 2017. EXISTENTIAL
THREATS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE. A possible tipping point for the Greenland Ice
Sheet.
19 June 2017. PLENTY
OF POLITICAL DRAMA IN THE UK AND THE US. Brief review. Monty Python meets
House of Cards.
28 May 2017. TRUMP,
MORE NONSENSE ON CLIMATE, AND THE ARGUMENTS MOVE ON. Trumpism on climate,
and the excessive caution of science.
7 May 2017. SHOCK.
HORROR. THIS IS A GOVERNMENT THAT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN FREE MARKETS. Confirmation of Tory move away from
liberalised market fundamentalism.
6 May 2017. ELECTION
IRONIES. WHERE WILL EU ISSUES PLAY INTO UK CLIMATE POLICY? Time
to put a positive spin on the most probable outcome and consider the issues
that may arise for UK climate policy. This posting overtaken by the surprise
result on 8 June, but the message still applies.
10 April 2017. ANOTHER
CLASH BETWEEN EU COMPETITION LAW AND SENSIBLE ENERGY POLICY. Brussels
accuses Germany over support for more capacity in power. 69
30 March 2017. OVERTURNING
OBAMA LEGACY ON CLIMATE. OR IS TRUMP UNLIKELY TO TRUMP PARIS? End of the Road for
Fossil Dinosaurs and the Anti-Science Brigade. 68
27 March 2017. HEAT
NETWORKS AND NEW INDUSTRIAL STRATEGIES. Recent IPPR report and some of the issues. 67
21 March. ENERGY
COMPANIES. VILLAINS OR VICTIMS IN THE PRICE CAP DEBATE. Abusing market
power and loyal consumers, or trying to recover losses in the generation
business. 66
14 March. DEEPMIND ALGORITHMS TO MANAGE THE GRID COULD BE JUST THE
START OF A CONSUMER FOCUSED REVOLUTION IN THE POWER SECTOR. Addresses implications of new models for consumer offering
in low carbon power sectors. 65
8 March 2017. HOUSE OF LORDS DOWNPLAYS CLIMATE ISSUES AND THE BIGGEST MARKET FAILURE OF ALL. [3 of 3] Discusses proposal to postpone emissions reduction. 64
7 March 2017 TWO CHEERS FOR HOUSE OF LORDS ON MARKET FAILURE [2 of 3].
Addresses
security/capacity issues and Energy Commission. 63
6 March 2017. HOUSE
OF LORDS GETS IT PARTLY RIGHT ON UK ENERGY PRICES BUT FAILS ON MARKET FAILURE [
1 of 3] Committee Report – discusses aspects concerned with UK
power prices. 62
20 February 2017. ISSUES FOR CARBON WEALTH FUND
ADAM WHITMORE RESPONDS. Adam replies. 61
18 February 2017. ARCTIC ICE CLIMATE CRISIS AND
PLANETARY SCALE ENGINEERING. Geo-engineering proposal to increase Arctic ice
cover. 60
15 February 2017. CARBON WEALTH FUNDS TO SAVE THE
PLANET. Picks
up Adam Whitmore’s proposal on this subject. 59
10 February 2017. EU EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME AND
EUROPE’S CLIMATE POLICY. A FLAGSHIP FLOUNDERING. Picks up Sandbag analysis and
comments on dysfunctional nature of ETS. 58
7 February 2017. MORE THOUGHTS ON NETWORK CHARGING
ISSUES.
Conflicting objectives. 57
9 January 2017. NETWORK CHARGING IN THE POWER
SECTOR. CONTRAST WITH MOBILE TELEPHONY. Initial thoughts on network
charging issues. 56.
8
December 2016. BRIBERY,
CORRUPTION AND BLACKOUTS Another
aspect of governance.
1
December 2016. FUTURE
FOR THE NATIONAL GRID. THREE HEADLINES SAY IT ALL. Security issues argue
against breaking up the grid.
28
November 2016. ARCTIC
TEMPERATURE INCREASES THREATEN TILT TOWARDS UNPREDICTABLE AND POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS CLIMATE FUTURE.
Not the
time to cut US climate research budgets.
25
November 2016. TRUMP,
COAL, AND CLIMATE. AN OPENING FOR CARBON CAPTURE? Is CCS and its infrastructure an option worth
exploring for the rust belt?
12 November 2016. THE
PHONEY DEBATE OVER ENERGY PRICES AND INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS. A UNIVERSAL
POLITICAL DISEASE. Picks up on the debate
about energy prices and industrial competitiveness, with a comment on USA and
Germany parallels and contrasts.
10 November 2016. FLAWED
MARKETS, RISKS OF SUPPLY FAILURE, AND IDEOLOGY. Issues of price spikes, zero marginal cost
and reversion to central purchasing.
9 November 2016. WHAT
DOES THE TRUMP TRIUMPH MEAN FOR ENERGY, CLIMATE AND THE PARIS AGREEMENT? Post
election questions.
2 November 2016.
CLIMATE
CHANGE AND THE US PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. THE DOG THAT REFUSES TO BARK. Why
no discussion in the campaign on this issue?
25 October 2016. HOUSE OF
LORDS CONSIDERS MARKET FAILURES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. Market failure and its implications for
energy and climate policy.
14 October 2016. A
POST GEOGRAPHY TRADING WORLD? REALLY? AND SURELY NOT FOR THE
ENERGY SECTOR. Climate issues, and
energy trends, may push us to a more geography conscious world.
7 October 2016. TWO
MILESTONES FOR CLIMATE POLICIES AND TWO CHEERS FOR AVIATION DEAL.
26 September 2016. A
LOW CARBON FUTURE. MAKING IT HAPPEN.
The ETI publishes industry perspectives on how to deliver efficient
networks for a low carbon future energy system.
16 September 2016. HINKLEY
POINT. A FURTHER RECOGNITION THAT INFRASTRUCTURE DECISIONS BELONG WITH
GOVERNMENT.
8 September. POLICIES
FOR DECARBONISING HEAT.
3 September 2013. RATIFICATION
OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT. A MAJOR LANDMARK.
22 August 2016.
HINKLEY
C. LINKS TO TRADE ISSUES OR A CHANGE IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY? 35
27 July
2016. HINCKLEY-POINT-DILEMMAS-FOR-TWO GOVERNMENTS. Reprise
on background issues surrounding the Hinkley Point decision. 34
26 July 2016. BATTERY CHOICE FOR POWER SYSTEMS.
BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY. How much does
Faraday efficiency matter for batteries in power systems? A question of
research priorities. 33
18 July 2016. LEAVING
THE EU ABOLITION OF DECC. A MAJOR CONCERN FOR CLIMATE POLICY? Comment arguing that putting energy with industrial strategy may have some benefits, and does not need to imply lowering of climate policy priorities.
14 July 2016. REACTION
TO NEW UK GOVERNMENT. LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. First reaction to new post referendum government. 32
7July 2016. LOW CARBON NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE. NOT SUFFICIENT ARGUMENTS FOR BREAKING UP NATIONAL GRID. Discussion of Select Committee recommendations for breaking up of National Grid. 31
5 July 2016. ENERGY MARKETS INVESTIGATION. Comment on CMA investigation into energy retail supply markets. 30
1 July 2016. BREXIT LAWSON SCIENCE AND CLIMATE. IS THERE A THREAT TO PARIS? Suggests the momentum for climate policy may now be too strong, and is likely to be reinforced in trade discussions. 29
26 June 2016. WHO
ARE THE BIGGEST LOSERS FROM THE UK REFERENDUM? A provocative comment goes viral. 28
26 June 2016. POST
BREXIT WE CAN GET BACK TO SOME OF THE OTHER BIG CHALLENGES FOR THE ENERGY
SECTOR. Comment on policy uncertainty
and lack of investment, a major current concern of energy professionals. 27
20 June 2016. RAMBLINGS. A QUESTION. Is the Leave campaign suggesting the UK abandon the
Basel 3 regulations for bank solvency? 25
17 June 2016. GLOBAL TEMPERATURE IN MAY 2016. RECORD RUN CONTINUES. 23
11 June 2016. ENERGY POLICY, TRADE AND IMMIGRATION.
CLIMATE RELATED ARGUMENTS FOR REMAINING IN THE EU. The wider case for the
EU in terms of effective climate policies, and links to trade and migration. 22
9 June 2016.
FLAWS IN EU CLIMATE POLICY BUT NO ENVIRONMENTAL CASE FOR A BREXIT. Issues
with the EU ETS, but emphasising the wider significance of the EU in global
climate policy. 21
8 June 2016. THE IMPORTANCE OF CARBON PRICING. Short general statement of why we need to internalise the long term costs of GHG and carbon emissions. 20
24 May 2016. EUROPEAN ENERGY AND COMPETITION POLICY. AN OBSESSION WITH
MARKET STRUCTURES THAT DO NOT WORK. Brussels is in an intellectual
mess over energy markets, competition, and conflicting objectives. 19
23 May 2016. MORE ON INNOVATION. VITAL BUT EXTREMELY CHALLENGING.
Picks up on the earlier points and develops some
additional points. 18
11 May 2016. SAVING THE PLANET. RELYING ON INNOVATION IS NOT ENOUGH. Bill Gates
believes a clean energy technological breakthrough will resolve our concerns
over climate. We need it, but more besides. 17
7 May 2016. ELECTRIC VEHICLES. KEY TO THE FUTURE. AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN
NORWAY. Some
interesting practical problems EVs may pose for power networks. 16
4 May 2016. UK AND EUROPE. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PARIS AGREEMENT ON
CLIMATE What would be the legal effect of a Brexit on an
international agreement? 15
3 May 2016. ENERGY STORAGE. CENTRAL TO THE LOW CARBON
REVOLUTION. Role of energy storage;
innovation in battery design; role of markets. 14
30 April 2016. THE LONDON CONGESTION CHARGE. LESSONS TO BE LEARNED.
Comment on success of the congestion charge and on mistakes, including the
exemption of “green” vehicles. 13
28 April 2016. EIGHT ECONOMISTS. BREXIT AND CLIMATE. Eight
economists argue for Brexit. Surprising correlation with attitudes to climate
policy. 12
27 April 2016. REGULATION OF
VEHICLE EFFICIENCY IN THE US.The story
of regulations to improve US vehicle efficiency 1975-2005.
24 April 2016. THE EU REFERENDUM AND ENERGY POLICY. A LIGHT BULB MOMENT. Liz Hurley’s EU
vote to be determined by loss of favourite light bulb. 11
22
April 2016. PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT. COP 21 SETS AN AGENDA.“Aim
for temperatures well below 2oC above pre-industrial levels. Get to rapid
reductions from peak as soon as possible. Try to lower risk with a 1.5oC.
limit.” 10
20
April 2016. WOOD BURNING GENERATION AT DRAX. A GREEN SUBSIDY? Not
a bad deal as it turns out. 9
19 April 2016. EXTRA STRONG EL NINO CONTINUES TO DELIVER RECORD
TEMPERATURES. March
2016 breaks records. 8
13 April 2016. QUESTIONS FOR NATIONAL CLIMATE POLIC5IES POST PARIS.
Welcoming the COP 21 deal but huge questions ahead. 7
10 April 2016. CARBON EMISSIONS. IS THE ECONOMICS LOSING CONTACT WITH
THE PHYSICS? Cumulative
carbon should imply higher prices now. 6
9 April 2016. TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK ON UK ENERGY PRICES. Not down to
Brussels. Why are UK prices so high? How much does it matter for industry? 5
7 April 2016.
CLIMATE MILESTONES POINT TO A TROUBLED FUTURE FOR OIL AND GAS INVESTMENT
x Climate concerns start to reach
investors. 4
2 April 2016. NEED TO LIMIT CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD MAKE A CASE FOR UK STEEL There is a
climate case for UK steel, at least for now. 3
28 March 2016. CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLITICAL STEREOTYPES Ideological
leanings and demographics may play a strong role in determining views on both
climate issues and Europe. 2
.March 17 2016. RECORD TEMPERATURES END HOPES OF "PAUSE" IN
GLOBAL WARMING Record
temperatures in February 2016. 1
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