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Climate change

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27/7/2022 Comment / Promise Nwogu

What happened to Europe’s climate commitments?

As countries including Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria and Denmark turn to coal in response to the energy crisis, it appears they are breaking their promises to abandon coal power generation and protect the environment. Promise Nwogu, a young professional in Nigeria’s energy sector, reflects on this hypocrisy.

Emissions mitigation

10/4/2024 News

Further action needed to cut North Sea oil and gas emissions says NSTA

A new emissions reduction plan published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) highlights the need for further action across the board to decarbonise oil and gas production to ensure the future of the industry and hit UK net zero targets.

Innovation

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25/10/2023 Comment / Kayra Hutchison,Anabelle Cox,Isabelle Assor

Making hydrogen fuel from scrap metal

Winners of this year’s Energy Institute Climate Change Award*, part of the Big Bang Competition 2023, Kayra Hutchison, Anabelle Cox and Isabelle Assor from Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School, describe their innovative concept.

Carbon emissions

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8/3/2023 News

Global carbon emissions rose less than initially feared in 2022

The risk of runaway emissions growth resulting from a shift to coal amid the global energy crisis failed to materialise last year as growth in clean energy (renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, efficiency etc) offset much of the impact of greater coal and oil use, according to the latest analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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28/9/2022 Comment / Miguel Valderrama,Jose Carlos Palma

On the right track: Peru’s energy transition journey

Peru has been reinventing and liberalising its power generation system since the 1990s, based on UK and Chile models. Although there have been significant challenges, the country is well on the road to energy transition, with further opportunities ahead, write Miguel Valderrama (left), MBA candidate at the University of Cambridge, and Jose Carlos Palma (right), LatAm Area Manager with EDF International, both Co-Founders of PYEP (Peru Young Energy Professsionals).

Energy and carbon management

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18/1/2023 Comment / Mark Burrows

Engaging colleagues in energy behaviour change in 2023

A successful energy transition depends on behavioural changes, but these can be challenging to inspire, maintain and direct. Here, Dr Mark Burrows, Client Development Director – Plan Zero, Mitie Energy, and Member of the EI Energy Management Panel, provides his recommendations using the EI’s new Energy Essentials: A guide to energy and carbon management.

Fuel poverty

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11/12/2024 Comment / Chloe McLaren Webb

Ensuring a smart, inclusive and fair energy transition

The energy transition will be a failure unless all domestic consumers are able to participate fully with innovative energy products, services and tariffs. Here, Chloe McLaren Webb, Project Manager at the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), explains how the CSE is helping with this social imperative.

Rail transport

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17/9/2025 Comment / Kevin Brundish

All aboard the battery express

Battery-powered trains are no longer a futuristic vision. They are a clean, cost-effective, and climate-friendly solution – and they deserve a central place in the UK’s transport strategy. According to Kevin Brundish MEI CEng, CEO of battery scale-up company LionVolt.  

Nuclear

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16/11/2022 Comment / David Landon

Molten salt reactors – a cost-effective nuclear solution to net zero

The combination of molten salt technology and flexible, load-following operation could prove an essential component of efforts to reach net zero in the UK – writes David Landon, CEO of MoltexFLEX.

Energy efficiency / management

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3/5/2023 Comment / Mervyn Pilley

Net zero starts with energy efficiency

Energy efficiency is often overlooked in favour of grand and expensive supply side plans for achieving net zero emissions. But the cleanest energy is the energy we don’t use, and the public sector needs to recognise this by prioritising the basics, argues Mervyn Pilley, Executive Director at the UK Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA).

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