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Demand meeting supply: how the system operator asked households to help keep the lights on

This blog from Andrew Schein, Director of Trials and Analysis at Centre for Net Zero discusses what...

How the Public Engagement Observatory is Making a Difference to Policy and Practice

This blog outlines how the Public Engagement Observatory is making a difference to policy-making,...

UKERC in Japan at the Annual RD20 Conference

UKERC's Rob Gross and Jamie Speirs represented the UK at the 5th annual RD20 conference in...

How Smaller Businesses can Become Net-Zero Influencers and Enablers

According to recent UKERC funded research, UK hair salons, cafes, and restaurants can influence...

Rosebank shows the UK’s offshore oil regulator no longer serves the public good

The UK's NSTA approved the Rosebank oil project, despite opposition from climate activists. As Gisa...

UKERC Included on ReGenerate’s Just Transition Map

We are delighted to be included on the just energy transition ecosystem map, launched this week by...

Postgraduate Paper Competition

The Energy Geographies Research Group (EnGRG) hosts an annual competition for outstanding papers...

65 million is not enough

Ahead of hosting International Energy Week 2023, which is gearing up for discussions on...

EnergyAware tool launches on MoneySavingExpert website

Launched against the backdrop of the ongoing cost of living crisis, the EnergyAware tool helps...

Joanne Wade OBE appointed as UKERC Advisory Board Chair

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Joanne Wade OBE as the new Chair of our Advisory...

How can carbon tagging digital payments help to tackle climate change?

The majority of the goods and services that we purchase each day generate greenhouse gas emissions.

PostDoc Training to Develop and Win Research Proposals

The C-DICE sandpit is a unique development activity for postdoctoral researchers to learn how to...

BIEE Research Conference 2023 Call for Abstracts

The BIEE is delighted to be holding its next Research Conference at Worcester College in Oxford on...

ICEM 2023 – Call for Abstracts

The call for abstracts for the 7th International Conference Energy & Meteorology is open! You...

UKERC Experts Contribute to Greta Thunberg’s The Climate Book

On the day the clocks change to ‘British Winter Time’, I am cycling from Oxford to London to...

UKRI open access policy

UKRI has implemented an open access policy that applies to research articles submitted after 1...

Energy demand flexibility and the rhythms of everyday life

By Jose Luis Ramirez-Mendiola When it comes to demand for energy, and people’s attitude towards...

More can be done to help energy consumers through this crisis

With the Energy Institute’s (EI) Energy Barometer member survey  focused on the UK’s response...

A new coal mine in Cumbria makes no sense for the climate – or Britain’s energy security

In this blog, Cumbria resident and climate governance specialist Rebecca Willis argues that the...

Turning down your thermostat really can ease a gas supply crisis – here’s how

Aurore Julien investigated whether energy conservation in a hurry could be used to reduce gas...

CREDS – Project Amplify

Project Amplify was launched during National Anti-Bullying and Harassment week in November, as part...

Horizon Europe guarantee: open letter to the UK research and development sector

This letter from the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation accompanies the announcement of...

Net Zero – it’s all in the balance

In this blog Keith MacLean discusses how one of the most difficult tasks reaching net zero will be...

The Smart Energy Research Lab releases it’s third ‘observatory’ dataset

Author: James O’Toole, UCL Energy Institute The Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) has released...

Delivering Net Zero: Eight key themes from the academic community

As COP26 approaches, the pressure to develop a viable plan for delivering net zero emissions...

Video: The UK as an example for decarbonisation?

A key part of our Annual Assembly, held earlier this week was our keynote debate: ‘The UK as an...

Report launch: Can natural gas be used without impacting climate change targets?

In this blog, Zara Quadir discusses the launch of the latest white paper from the Sustainable Gas...

Video: Review of Energy Policy 2020

In December we launched our Review of Energy Policy 2020, which explores the impacts of COVID-19 on...