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Can the US keep the PACE? - new paper by Nadia Ameli named as editor's choice in Science
Can the US keep the PACE? New paper finds PACE has been exceptionally effective in boosting residential PV installations in Northern California…
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Prof Paul Ekins appointed Co-Chair of UN's Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6)
Prof Paul Ekins appointed Co-Chair of UN's Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6). 12 October 2016. Prof Paul Ekins OBE, Director of UCL ISR, has today been appointed as Co-Chair of UNEP’s ‘Global Environment Outlook’ report (GEO-6), the…
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Hinkley Point to be obsolete within a decade, UCL analysis suggests
Hinkley Point to be obsolete within a decade, UCL analysis suggests . 16 September 2016. The planned Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will be outpaced by cheaper, lower-carbon energy sources that will render it largely obsolete within a decade of…
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The Energy & Resource Economic Policy Group launches as a joint UCL-Energy and ISR initiative
The Energy & Resource Economic Policy Group launches as a joint UCL-Energy and ISR initiative. 1 June 2016. The Energy & Resource Economic Policy Group was launched on 6 May 2016. The first meeting of the group focused on the group’s aims and…
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Brexit and Energy: Cost, Security and Climate Policy Implications
Brexit and Energy: Cost, Security and Climate Policy Implications. 25 May 2016. The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and the UCL European Institute have released a new paper today on Brexit and the impact on UK climate and energy policy. This…
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Brexit vote likely to mean two years of uncertainty for UK energy
Brexit vote likely to mean two years of uncertainty for UK energy. 25 May 2016. A vote to leave the EU on 23 June is likely to lead to a period of uncertainty of at least two years for the UK energy sector, according to a policy briefing published…
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Prof Paul Ekins participates in debate on environmental implications of Brexit
UCL ISR's Professor Paul Ekins OBE joined a high level panel discussion on 9th May hosted by The Crowd to consider the environmental implications of the forthcoming EU referendum.…
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Prof Michael Grubb responds to concerns over the UK's energy supply
Prof Michael Grubb responds to concerns over the UK's energy supply. 4 April 2016. As concerns grow over the future supply of electricity caused by recent coal-fired power plant closures, many experts, including UCL ISR’s Prof Michael Grubb, have…
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Should the UK pull plug on Hinkley Point nuclear power station?
As concerned British MPs get to quiz EDF executives in London today, UCL ISR Director Prof Paul Ekins OBE calls for a serious rethink of the world’s biggest nuclear power project.…
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Role of gas as 'bridge' to a low carbon future in the UK is limited, new research finds
Role of gas as 'bridge' to a low carbon future in the UK is limited, new research finds. 23 February 2016. Research highlights ‘lack of a clear vision of the future role for gas’ in the UK’s energy system, and cautions that, without CCS, a…
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