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Review of Energy Policy 2024 Launch

12 December 2024. 12:30

Join us in Cardiff as we launch our flagship publication: the UKERC Review of Energy Policy 2024.

Publications

Public perceptions of heat decarbonisation in Great Britain: Awareness, values and the social circle effect

This journal article explores public attitudes of three decarbonised heating technologies currently being trialled or entering the market: heat pumps, hydrogen heating, and district heating networks. It found that network modelling estimated normative social forces (ie the ‘social circle’ effect) were highly influential in shaping attitudes to decarbonised heating.

Nov 2024

Research report

EV charging and its implications across transport, power, buildings and planning

This report summaries the issues arising in the deployment of at-home EV charging infrastructure in the UK. It is based on the thematic analysis of expert deliberation across four workshops held in March 2022, capturing the combined insights of 52 experts.

Nov 2024

Working paper

Accelerating Offshore Wind Deployment through Reform of Contracts for Difference

Offshore wind plays a major role in the future of the UK’s power system. This report considers changes to policy design which could accelerate the deployment of projects to meet 2030 decarbonisation goals and reduce cost to consumers by providing greater certainty to developers and the supply chain.

Nov 2024

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News

Article

Talking Energy: The UKERC Podcast – The Crunchy Decade for Energy Policy with Dhara Vyas

Check out the latest episode of the UK Energy Research Centre podcast with the new Energy UK CEO…

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Air Pollution, Child Health, and Cognitive Development

This blog discusses a recent study revealing that indoor air pollution harms Nigerian children’s…

5 days ago

Article

Call for climate horizon 2040 conference session proposals

ClimateXChange, Scotland’s centre of expertise on climate change, is calling for session…

2 weeks ago

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Events

UKERC hosted

12 December 2024. 12:30

Review of Energy Policy 2024 Launch

Join us in Cardiff as we launch our flagship publication: the UKERC Review of Energy Policy 2024.

27 November 2024. 11:00

Climate Communications 101 – for individuals

Climate Outreach’s ‘Climate Communications 101′ workshop is a distillation of over 20…

27 November 2024. 13:00

The role of the state in the GB energy market

What is the state’s role in the Great British energy sector and how could it be extended to…

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