Are climate neutral claims in the meat & dairy sectors too good to be true? In a paper I co-authored with Donal Murphy-Bokern we scrutinize these recent claims, finding them misleading, to overlook key facts, & not aligned with the Paris Agreement. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

UK government casually adding £1.545 billion of funding for heat pumps this Monday morning. gov.uk/government/new…

Wow! Renewables job growth in Scotland - from 27,000 to 42,000. At this rate of growth, clean energy jobs could be a year or two from overtaking oil & gas which employs around 70,000. And that's before all the jobs fitting heat pumps, ev chargers, etc bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Good #fuelpoverty regulation is nothing without adequate enforcement.

📣NEW DATE: If you're a Ceredigion business come along to the Sustainable Business Solutions event to explore ways that could help your business decarbonise. Tag a business! Attend by registering via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainable-…

Geraint Thomas shares @bargoedfarm1 Farm's own decarbonisation journey with our Decarbonisation event attendees today. They got to see the farm's solar PV, battery storage, electric vehicle charging points, biofuel generators and baling machine for on-site recycling.

Following a great discussion with National Grid, SP Energy Networks Wales&West Utilities & businesses sharing their key challenges around decarbonisation, our event has ended, thank you to all who supported. Missed the chance to attend? Get in touch: [email protected]

Today, the Lords Science and Technology Committee publishes our report into long-duration energy storage, where we warn that urgent Government action is needed or energy security and Net Zero will be at risk. HTML: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5804/ldse… PDF: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5804/ldse… THREAD 1/

Significant story in today’s The Times and The Sunday Times about plans for the grid announced by the system operator today. Expanding the grid for cheap domestic power is also about consumers getting access to cheap power - whether they live in inner cities or the countryside…

To mark the launch of our new report Sharing Power, Spreading Wealth, we are now hosting a webinar about this new research supported by Friends Provident Foundation , featuring Lydia Godden and Joe Rossiter iwa.wales/our-work/work/…

Very happy to share that my #PhD #thesis 'Governing the GB digital energy revolution to support net zero by 2050' is now published openly online. The full thesis is accessible via: hdl.handle.net/10871/135631

Do you work in the planning or delivery/installation of low-carbon domestic heat? We want your input on our latest work on how the UK should take a more coordinated approach. We're hosting workshops in Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and online throughout April. Sign up to join👇

I've got a new blog up on Nesta in Scotland's view on the Scottish Government's plans for a Heat in Buildings Bill, focussed on the proposal to require home buyers to decarbonise their heating. nesta.org.uk/blog/linking-h…

Rebalancing gas & electricity prices is essential for heat pump take up Plans to shift green levies into general taxation would reduce the cost of electricity from 24p per kWh under the current cap to 20p If gas stays at 6p per kWh the spark gap is 3.3 telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

Mid Wales sees mobile coverage upgrades with GMW supporting the Shared Rural Network. Projects in the Mid Wales Growth Deal Digital Programme complement SRN efforts, amplifying impact. Read full article on the 4G upgrades here: bit.ly/4aOhOWP

On #EarthDay2024 let's celebrate the huge strides we've made towards a net zero energy system. The UK's electricity generation was cleaner than ever in 2023, with renewables’ share increasing to a record 47.3% & 'low-carbon' generation (renewables+nuclear) increasing to 61.5%.

We're recruiting a new Wales-based Analyst to support Nesta's Sustainable Future mission - using innovation to decarbonise homes. Great role someone with solid research skills who's interested in branching out into new ways of working. DM for a chat. nesta.org.uk/jobs/analyst-a…

Today, at the #RoyalWelsh2024 we held a drop-in session on Local Area Energy Plans; an opportunity to find out more about how we can decarbonise both homes and businesses across Mid Wales. growingmidwales.co.uk/Energy+NetZero