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Topic: Decarbonising energy

Consultation response: ‘Call for evidence on the reform of the Green Deal Framework’

This is a submission is in response to a call for evidence on the reform of the Green Deal framework. The Green Deal was the UK’s flagship programme to improve energy efficiency of the building stock. read more »


Some key issues for reviews of the costs of low-carbon electricity generation in the UK

The energy policies of recent UK governments have aimed to balance the three main contributors to the ‘trilemma’ of energy security, affordability and sustainability. However, the current Government … read more »


Income inequality and carbon consumption: evidence from environmental Engel curves

This paper analyses the relationship between the distribution of income and the carbon dioxide content of household consumption in the US, describing a potential ‘equity-pollution dilemma’ and proposing a method to quantify it. read more »


Reaction: Dieter Helm’s ‘least cost’ ideas for meeting the UK’s climate targets

Business Green, 27 October 2017


What does the Helm Review teach us about climate policy?

Professor Dieter Helm’s much awaited Review on the Cost of Energy was published on 25 October. Predictably, it was greeted in parts of the press with headlines like “excessive green … read more »


Response to the publication of the Cost of Energy Review

Responding to the publication today [25 October, 2017] of the independent Cost of Energy Review by Professor Dieter Helm, CBE, Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research … read more »


Heating homes: do energy saving measures reduce energy consumption in social housing?

Energy bills are at the top of the political agenda in the UK. In the short term, increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy consumption will reduce energy bills – but … read more »


The effects of home energy efficiency upgrades on social housing tenants: evidence from Ireland

This research examines the impact of a home energy efficiency upgrade programme on social housing
tenants, drawing from a sample from a large home energy efficiency programme in Ireland, the SEAI Better Energy Communities Scheme. read more »


Consumer surplus from energy transitions

This paper estimates the consumer surplus associated with heating, transport and lighting over more than 200 years and identifies the gains from a number of key energy transitions. read more »


Guest Post: Simon Pirani on why unsustainable fossil fuel use keeps on growing

Simon Pirani, Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, gave a seminar at the Grantham Research Institute this week. Here he answers questions about the history of fossil fuel consumption, why consumption keeps rising when we need to reduce energy use, and how we could overhaul the systems which keep consumption high.  read more »


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