Come along on the 30th if you're in Edinburgh. I'll try to make it interesting...

MORE HERE! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

On Monday our Scotland's Futures Forum Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee conference will hear from Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights Patrick Harvie 🇪🇺🌈, Jan Webb UKERC and Richard Lowes RAP.

Follow us for updates from the meeting.

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Global Alliance for the Future of Food Lynn Dicks Paul Behrens POST (UK Parliament) British Ecological Society Jan Webb Dr James Richardson Climate Change Committee Natural England Sue Riddlestone Bioregional UofG_SBOHVM Nat Duffus Oxford Biology South Hams District Council Ben Spencer RSPB Science Zero Hour 🌍 Jane King UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology In our final session of the day, join speakers from Defra UK, CPRE The countryside charity and Chatham House to discuss how we take competing priorities on land use forward, and what comes next...

Book your Land Use Summit ticket today: bit.ly/3HIgsQD

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With thanks to Matt Deegan

I'd be grateful if you could share the following job widely with your networks - particularly industry and academic networks in the NE. It's for a policy adviser on industrial and business decarbonisation in one of my sister policy units in HM Treasury.

bit.ly/3okJlfY

My final report with Climate Change Committee - and it’s the Scottish Net Zero Progress Report, which feels like a decent way to sign off.

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This is a worry. We need Long Duration Energy Storage to get going sharpish e.g. hydrogen stores and other low-carbon storage to provide flex when the wind stops blowing

Encouraging new gas plant (which I'm not totally opposed to) at the expense of LDES seems a high price to pay

UK’s 2030 climate goals at risk – Climate Change Committee
energymonitor.ai/policy/uks-203… via Energy Monitor

More info on the project here raeng.org.uk/news/decarboni…

Comprehensive rebuttal of criticisms of Climate Change Committee’s modelling in this mega-thread

The curious case of a misleading story in the Sunday Telegraph and how it is being pushed towards becoming accepted truth.

Our good friends in Net Zero Watch seem determined to turn this into an ongoing story, so it’s time to debunk.
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The advert for the role of Chief Executive Climate Change Committee is now live.

Spread the word.

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Our latest report, published today, explores public attitudes to the future of low-carbon heat. Surveying >2000 individuals, it explores awareness of, & support for different technologies, trust in institutional actors, & views on different policy options. bit.ly/423UTmX

On local energy systems: securing their value to society needs a local government net zero mandate, consistent funding, and changes in regulation to enable regionally integrated heat, power and storage. Jess Britton, Jan Webb
bit.ly/48jkmuv

This recent modelling workshop addressed challenges in local and national energy system modelling for decarbonisation. Jess Britton Jan Webb Graeme Hawker et al lght.ly/380b55

On local energy systems: to ensure their societal benefits, it's vital to have a net zero directive from local governments, sustained funding, and regulatory shifts for integrated regional heat, power, and storage - #REP23 Jess Britton, Jan Webb lght.ly/eknmii7

This summary offers an insight into the main discussions and central themes that emerged from a recent workshop dedicated to local energy system modelling and the use of scenario tools. Jess Britton Jan Webb Graeme Hawker et al lght.ly/l1b03m8

In our annual Review of Energy Policy we look back on 2023 and with an eye on the upcoming general election, consider key areas of policy a new government should address in the first 100 days of office. Read our recommendations. bit.ly/48jkmuv

Join us, in London, on Thursday, as we launch our Review of Energy Policy 2023. Chaired by Joanne Wade The Association for Decentralised Energy, with presentations from Jan Webb & Mike Bradshaw WBS, and responses from David Joffe, Doug Parr & Vivienne Geard EY UKI. bit.ly/47NXhjM