
Guy Newey
Head of Environment & Energy, 2010-2014
Guy is now Head of Policy at Ovo Energy.Guy was Head of Environment and Energy at Policy Exchange. Before joining Policy Exchange, he worked as a journalist, including three years as a foreign correspondent in Hong Kong. He has an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, London. His research interests include energy efficiency, renewable energy policy, biodiversity and changing energy behaviour.

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Smarter, Greener, Cheaper: Joining up domestic energy efficiency policy
by Guy Newey | Jan 17, 2013
Read Publication Households could reduce their gas and electricity bills by as much as £70 a year if they were allowed to compare each other’s energy bills. Smarter, Greener, Cheaper, shows there is evidence both internationally and in the UK that households cut the...
Something in the Air: The forgotten crisis of Britain’s poor air quality
by Guy Newey | Jul 19, 2012
Read Publication Air pollution is Britain’s invisible environmental problem. It is comparable to obesity and alcohol and second only to smoking as a public health problem, but gets far less attention. Yet some government policies, such as encouraging diesel vehicles...
Fuelling Transition: Prioritising resources for carbon emissions reduction
by Guy Newey | Jun 8, 2012
Read Publication Fuelling Transition argues that building more gas power plants could release hundreds of millions of pounds a year for greater cuts in emissions, more home insulation and additional low carbon research and development. A more balanced approach to...
Boosting Energy IQ: UK energy efficiency policy for the workplace
by Guy Newey | Jul 28, 2011
Read Publication Based on interviews with 22 energy experts and analysis of current policy, Boosting Energy IQ finds the UK’s overlapping climate policies are unnecessarily complex. Moreover, they have created multiple carbon prices across the non-domestic...Support Us
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