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New Thinking: What are we to do with this Government’s incredible energy policy?
What are we to do with this Government’s incredible energy policy? Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 27th July 2015 Energy policy has been slowly changing over the last 30 or so years: two steps forward, one step back towards sustainability. But it has changed over that time and it has become more sustainable and better for GB’s innovation record. In 1984, with the miner’s strike, we had a state owned energy industry (both gas and electricity), with almost no customer input and minimal ability for independent action, no renewable energy policy, minimal energy efficiency action or
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New Thinking: Germany’s Coal Decision
Germany’s Coal Decision: boon for incumbents or start of longer term phase out? Caroline Kuzemko, IGov Team, 24th July, 2014 About Caroline: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Caroline_Kuzemko Germany, like many countries attempting to transform their energy sectors, has a problem with coal – hard coal and lignite together still made up just over 40% of its electricity generation mix in 2014. Globally, and in Germany, although renewables have grown impressively over the past few years, the impact on emissions has been tempered by the increased use of coal. As such, for the sake of emissions, something needs to be
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Presentation: Renewables – how far can we go?
Renewables: how far can we go? From: Catherine Mitchell To: ECIU – Renewables, how far can we go? London 15-07-15 Outline The future Current situation in GB Energy system foundations Reduce, flatten and flex No wind, no sun scenario How do we make it happen? Can we afford it? Download presentation: CMitchell – ECIU Renewables- how far can we go
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New Thinking: The CMA on governance Part 2: DECC and Ofgem
The CMA on governance Part 2: DECC and Ofgem Matthew Lockwood, IGov Team, 14 July 2015 About Matthew: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Matthew_Lockwood Twitter: https://twitter.com/climatepolitics This is the second in a two-part post on governance issues raised in the Competition and Markets Authority energy market investigation provisional findings (full report now out) published last week. The first post focused on codes; this one is about the relationship between the government and the regulator. This is again an issue that is at the heart of the IGov project, and the CMA investigation has done everyone a great service in opening up and
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New Thinking: The CMA on governance Part 1: Codes
The CMA on governance Part 1: Codes Matthew Lockwood, IGov Team, 10 July 2015 About Matthew: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Matthew_Lockwood Twitter: https://twitter.com/climatepolitics Not surprisingly, most of the initial reaction to Tuesday’s provisional findings by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on its energy market inquiry has focused on overcharging of sticky customers and on a ‘safeguard’ tariff as a remedy. However, buried deep at the bottom of the document are some interesting arguments about the governance of the regulatory framework for energy. One is about the transparency of regulatory decision making (especially the relationship between DECC and Ofgem) and the
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Presentation: German and UK Energy Politicisations
German and UK Energy Politicisations: Crisis, Embedded Institutions and Change Narratives From: Caroline Kuzemko To: International Conference on Public Policy 2015, Milan, 1st July 2015 Outline Politicisation and Change Type of Change: Degrees of Compromise Climate Change-Energy Nexus UK: Energy-Climate Narratives & Compromises Favour Continuity Germany: Energy-Climate Narratives & Compromises Favour Continuity Conclusions Download presentation: Milan-DepolCrisis Find out more about the conference: International Conference on Public Policy
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Presentations: Current Challenges to Energy Markets
Current Challenges to Energy Markets: Institutions, Contestations and Contingent Change From: Caroline Kuzemko To: International Conference on Public Policy 2015, Milan, 1st July 2015 Outline Energy Markets in Historical Context Challenge: Sustainable Energy (Innovations) Theorising Governance for Innovation Political Institutions: Energy in Context Terms of the Debate: Sustainable Change Mediation between Forces/Outcomes Conclusions/Questions Download presentation: Milan-EnergyGov Find out more about the conference: International Conference on Public Policy
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Viewpoint: Designing energy policy under uncertainty
Designing energy policy under uncertainty By: Catherine Mitchell Published in: Nature Climate Change (Vol. 5 – No. 6), June 2015, doi:10.1038/nclimate2662 Countries need to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from the energy sector if the world is to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. But no one is sure of the best path. New research highlights the key uncertainties driving energy policy debate in the UK. The full article is available from nature climate change
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News: Catherine Mitchell Chair of RAP
Catherine Mitchell Chair of RAP Catherine has just become Chair of the US based Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). RAP works primarily in the US, India, China and Europe. It is a global, non-profit team of experts focused on the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the power and natural gas sectors, providing assistance to government officials on a broad range of energy and environmental issues. Recent publications that RAP have been heavily involved with, whether as writers or advisors, include the mega introduction to the menu of options open to US States in order to
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New Thinking: Governing UK Suppliers: enabling or constraining demand management?
Governing UK Suppliers: enabling or constraining demand management? Caroline Kuzemko, IGov Team, 18th June, 2014 About Caroline: http://geography.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Caroline_Kuzemko IGov has recently published a new working paper on the rules and incentives governing suppliers operating in GB gas and electricity markets. The paper assesses whether, on balance, energy governance successfully enables greater demand management through innovation. This is achieved by analysing a wide variety of energy policies, rules and regulations, how they structure markets and incentivise and/or deter certain industry practices, and the ways in which they enable and/or constrain demand innovations. Aspects of governance analysed include
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