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Fossil fuels

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3/7/2024 Comment / Steve Hodgson

Time to really begin the retreat from fossil fuels?

UK judges have decided that we must not ignore the carbon emissions generated by users (Scope 3) from proposed fossil fuel projects when assessing their acceptability. Hardly a radical step and, argues New Energy World Editor-at-large Steve Hodgson FEI, maybe it’s actually time to get radical.

Policy and Governance

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20/3/2024 Comment / Esin Serin

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Esin Serin AMEI

In our latest Spotlight on Energy People interview with Energy Institute (EI) members, Esin Serin AMEI, Policy Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics, highlights the formative role that the EI played in her career.

Carbon emissions

Head and shoulders photo of Jennifer Holmgreen FEI, CEO of LanzaTech

15/11/2023 Comment / Jennifer Holmgren

Why carbon isn’t totally going away

Even in a net zero economy, we will still need carbon for many vital everyday products. Jennifer Holmgren HonFEI, CEO of LanzaTech, believes we can reduce emissions and create a circular economy by capturing carbon at source. Here she explains how and where sufficient finance may be found to reach commercial scale.

Environment / Climate

6/4/2022 News

‘Now or never’ to prevent climate catastrophe – latest IPCC report

‘We are not on track to limit global warming to 1.5°C,’ said Professor Jim Skea, Co-Chair of Working Group III at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former EI President, on publication of the IPCC’s latest climate change report. ‘But there is increased evidence of climate action and the average annual rate of growth in global emissions has slowed in the last decade.’

Energy policy

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31/7/2024 News

New GB Energy partnership to ‘turbocharge’ energy independence

The UK’s new state-backed power company Great British Energy (GB Energy) has been formally launched, alongside a new partnership with The Crown Estate.

Energy policy

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22/2/2023 News

EU policy pushing net zero targets

The European Union (EU) has announced a raft of energy policy this past week, including new road transport emissions rules, a clearer definition of what constitutes ‘green’ hydrogen, and revisions to energy performance in buildings regulations.

EI Statistical Review of World Energy

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17/7/2024 Comment / Nick Wayth

Lessons from previous energy transitions

Welcome to the first part of a three-part series exploring the implications of the recently published Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy on the pace of the energy transition from Energy Institute Chief Executive Nick Wayth FEI. In part 1, he’ll discuss how energy transitions have occurred historically; what might be the same this time and what might be different. In part 2, he’ll explore a hypothetical version of the world in which the energy transition could be taking place very differently. And finally, in part 3, he’ll try to draw some conclusions on implications for the real world.

Renewables

Two engineers working underneath a solar panel

24/4/2024 News

New measures to support European renewables supply chains which are facing crisis

A new European Solar Charter has been unveiled to support the region’s photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing sector. Meanwhile, the UK offshore wind industry has outlined a new Industrial Growth Plan that aims to triple the sector’s manufacturing supply chain.

Skills, education and training

Head and shoulders photo of Sudeep Roy CEng MEI Chartered Energy Engineer, Operations Advisor, Qatargas Operating Company

15/11/2023 Comment / Sudeep Roy

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Sudeep Roy CEng MEI Chartered Energy Engineer

This month’s Energy People article explores the career and insights of Energy Institute (EI) member Sudeep Roy CEng MEI Chartered Energy Engineer and an Operations Advisor for Qatargas Operating Company, based in Doha, Qatar.

COP

Head and shoulders photo of Dr Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi FEI, Honorary Chair of EI Middle East and a senior director in the energy sector

29/11/2023 Comment / Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi

COP28 Perspective: The UAE – contradiction or blueprint?

With COP28 starting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dr Waddah S Ghanem Al Hashmi FEI, Honorary Chair of EI Middle East and a senior director in the energy sector, reflects on the duality of the UAE’s energy story and how this year’s Energy Institute (EI) Energy Barometer survey offers a fresh perspective on his country’s role in tackling the climate crisis.

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