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Article: Getting our act together
Getting our act together By: Catherine Mitchell Published in: The House, 17th April 2015 The energy policy decisions facing the next Government require a dual determination to do the right thing for British society interests (as opposed to the interests of a few big companies, and their supply chains) and the strength of purpose to make fundamental changes to the institutional framework of the GB energy system, which is currently not fit for purpose. The Tory / Lib Dem coalition has overseen a new Energy Act which has made matters worse: it is leading to a
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New Thinking: Managed disruption – the push and pull of policy in Germany
Managed disruption – the push and pull of policy in Germany Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 22nd April 2015 A recent series by Thomas Elmar Schuppe (see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) about the energiewende in Germany illuminates the complexity of energy transformation. As he shows, it is not just that decision-makers have had to be constantly vigilant about the unforeseen impacts of the policy – and then they must be prepared to make changes to counter those unforeseen effects. BUT also the German energy industry is continuously forced to react and adapt their
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New Thinking: Two internal logics- the Labour Party and the CMA
Two internal logics: the Labour Party and the CMA – one more useful than the other Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 14th April 2015 The Labour Party published its manifesto on Monday 13th April. Many of the promises to do with energy have been well trailed before: for example, ‘ambitious domestic carbon reduction targets, including a legal target to remove the carbon from our electricity supply by 2030, and a major drive for energy efficiency’; ‘an Energy Security Board to plan and deliver the energy mix we need, including renewables, nuclear, green gas, carbon capture and
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New Thinking: First-past-the-post Politics is a Major Barrier in GB to a Legitimate, Long term Energy Policy Framework
First-past-the-post Politics is a Major Barrier in GB to a Legitimate, Long term Energy Policy Framework Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 2nd April 2015 A recent IGov Discussion Paper argued that GB needs a fundamental restructuring of its energy institutions to better suit the newly available energy technologies, and to better meet the long term needs of transforming the energy system. It argues that the current energy institutions are so enmeshed in the current energy system that they think and act in ways which suit the current system, thereby perpetuating it. The discussion paper put up
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Presentation: The politics of renewable electricity in the UK
The politics of renewable electricity in the UK: the roles of policy feedback and institutional context From: Matthew Lockwood To: Sustainable Energy Planning Research Group, Aalborg University, Denmark, 17th March 2015 Outline Renewable Energy in UK, Denmark and Germany Energy Policy in the wider political context Policy Feedback UK perspectives Conclusions Download presentation: The Politics of Renewable Electricity
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Presentation: The IGov Project
The IGov Project From: Catherine Mitchell To: Steve Sorrell at Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand, 30th March 2015 Outline Energy Policy Group IGov Overview Energy Demand Research Questions and Approach Phase 1: theoretical framework Innovation Governance Change and Inertia Institutionalist approach Phase 2: GB and Comparative Countries UK Rules and Incentives Comparative Countries Case Studies Phase 3: Bringing it Together Download presentation: CIED March
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Working Paper: Public Value Energy Governance
Public Value Energy Governance: establishing an institutional framework which better fits a sustainable, secure and affordable energy system By: Catherine Mitchell, Bridget Woodman, Caroline Kuzemko and Richard Hoggett, University of Exeter EPG Working Paper: 1502 Abstract: This short Discussion Paper is intended to stimulate discussion about how governance of the energy system in Britain can better keep up with technological, economic and social change. We have set out a possible model for future governance and regulation – which moves from the ‘independent, CEO led’ model currently in Britain to one which is more ‘directed’ and which we
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Presentation: GB Energy Policy – constraints and opportunities
GB Energy Policy – constraints and opportunities From: Catherine Mitchell To: Cornwall Energy Island, Eden Project, 17th March 2015 Outline How is energy policy developing at EU level? How is energy developing in GB? What is way forward? Download presentation: Cornwall Energy Island
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Our response to the ECC Fuelling the debate inquiry
Fuelling the debate: ECC Committee successes and future challenges On 12th March 2015 the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee published their latest inquiry. This provided a review of their work over the course of the last Parliament and looked forward to ask what the energy system in 2030 might look like and what are the immediate challenges which need to be overcome in the next parliament might be. Prof. Catherine Mitchell was one of eight panel members asked to give their views on the future of challenges for energy and climate policy at the
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Book Review: Electricity Supply – the British Experiment
Book Review: Electricity Supply – the British Experiment….the intentions were good by David Porter (Mereo Books, ISBN 978-1-86151-385-4) Catherine Mitchell, 10th March 2015 The book describes David Porter’s career from 1987 to 2012, from when he became involved in the Association of Independent Energy Producers (AIEP), transformed into the Association of Energy Producers (AEP), and finally as he became head of Energy UK. The book provides an insider lobbyist view of the key issues over that time, as well as providing a good overview of the pro’s and con’s of lobbies. David Porter writes well, has a
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