Household energy bills got hiked up to eye watering levels after Britain was left exposed to Putin & to profiteering by the big gas firms.

Steve’s data shows that voters aren’t stupid. People know perfectly well where the blame should be for this cost of living crisis.

“Attitudes to spending have actually shifted. This tends to happen if you've had a period of reduced spending, as we had through austerity, and the sense that things aren't working … [There’s] greater appetite for spending and investment. I think that has shifted the politics.”

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Carbon Brief sat down with Octopus Energy's Greg Jackson for an hour-long interview where, among many other things, he told us that Labour's 2030 net-zero power target is 'totally achievable'

How to tell good industrial policy from bad via Financial Times #TrendWatch #IndustrialPolicy on.ft.com/3UF5mTY

Delivering Starmer’s promises will depend on rewiring UK ‘Treasury brain’ nicely put ⁦Harry Quilter-Pinner⁩
⁦IPPR⁩ on.ft.com/4aQgS4x

Today is a day that millions of Brit’s get to vote, get out there and do it! #LocalElections #DoNotForget 🗳️

I already voted by post ✉️ but here’s a throwback #DogsAtPollingStations photo of our old family dog Alfie

When your partner misses your birthday it better be worth it…

Not too shabby 🇮🇹 #G7 it’s almost like your starting to understand that your #EnergySecurity goes hand in hand with your deepening investment in clean industrial strategy #NetZero #CheaperBills #IntlCoupleProblems

BREAKING: #G7 agree to phase out domestic coal during the first half of 2030s. This will help accelerate the shift of investment from coal to clean technology in particular in Japan and more broadly in the whole Asian coal economy, including China and India.

I continue to be baffled and heartened, the UK can and should lead on climate and the energy transition

Some great observations on the realities of climate negotiations from Camilla Born

Check out Political Heat latest podcast where I do my upmost to give you equal parts realism, tedium and hope about the international climate space

It's worth remembering that the organising-principle of modern economies - #netzero - emerged from the little old UN Climate Change

I learnt loads recording this episode. A cracking conversation with Camilla Born

Incredible candour from Dr James Richardson as he steps down - not just on Sunak, but also on impact of some recent climate protests & need for realism over upfront costs & gradual nature of transition - worth watching in full

My latest opinion article for Financial Times looks at the strong forces driving the global clean energy transition

These economic, industrial, strategic & technological factors – as well as the climate crisis – make the transition to clean technologies unstoppable

Read it in full ⬇️

Very encouraging to see Rachel Reeves putting climate & energy at heart of her diagnosis of economic challenges facing UK & the solutions to them in this speech last night. labour.org.uk/updates/press-…

Reports on U.K. adaptation failure continue to come but get no media pick up

The UK has the worlds best climate scientists, leads in technical engineering services & hosts the worlds insurance & financial risk markets.

This is the purest form on government & governance failure

Rules designed for 2008 are no longer fit for purpose. Essential to review #capital restrictions for #green #transition esp in #EMDEs so we don't subsidise unnecessarily. Part of systemic change needed G20 Brasil V20 Finance Ministers #climate #debt #BridgetownInitiative ft.com/content/60fa37…

What's going on with the 'boiler tax'?

the so-called boiler tax was invented by the big gas boiler companies

they say they need to levy an average of £110 / boiler to pay for the Government's Clean Heat Market Mechanism🧐

*the* flagship policy to drive heat pump uptake in UK.

Wow - incredible to see a 166% jump in the number of qualified heat pump installers! 🧑🏾‍🔧

Reminder: IMF says net-zero cld boost global GDP by 7%

'Transitioning…will have negative impacts on demand fr higher carbon prices & energy costs. But…lowering emissions will reduce physical impacts of climate change, which lowers macroeconomic costs'

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