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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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PhD Studentship opportunity at UCL ISR on modelling and assessing the impacts of energy production
PhD Studentship opportunity at UCL ISR on modelling and assessing the impacts of energy production. 12 May 2016. Fully funded PhD Studentship on modelling and assessing the impacts of energy production and conversion on the Environment-Energy Nexus.…
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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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New report by UCL ISR 'UK Energy Policy: Politicisation or Rationalisation?'
New report by UCL ISR 'UK Energy Policy: Politicisation or Rationalisation?'. 26 November 2015. UCL ISR launches a new report on the UK Energy Policy to coincide with the release of the UK Committee on Climate Change 5th Carbon Budget today. The…
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Prof Paul Ekins responds to plan to close UK coal-fired power stations
Prof Paul Ekins responds to plan to close UK coal-fired power stations. 18 November 2015. UCL ISR Director Prof Paul Ekins OBE, responds to the government’s announcement to close the remaining UK Coal fired power station by 2025. Prof Paul Ekins…
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Future Energy Blog - energy policy: rationalisation or politicisation?
Future Energy Blog - energy policy: rationalisation or politicisation? 30 September 2015. "The Conservative government inherited a problem in energy policy. So did the Coalition government before it', writes Prof Michael Grubb in the first in a…
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