
Simon Moore
Senior Research Fellow for Environment & Energy, 2010-14

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Climate Change Policy – Time for Plan B
by Simon Moore | Jun 15, 2011
Read Publication By Boaz Moselle. Edited by Simon Moore. The EU and UK have adopted ambitious targets for emissions reductions, part of an overall strategy aimed at achieving a comprehensive, legally binding and effective global agreement, through a combination of...
2020 Hindsight: Does the renewable energy target help the UK decarbonise?
by Simon Moore | May 5, 2011
Read Publication 2020 Hindsight examines 16 different plans for achieving the UK target of an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. None of the models showed that the UK’s commitment to producing 35% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 was needed to reach...
Beggar thy Neighbour?
by Simon Moore | Jul 1, 2014
One of the more prominent, if somewhat hazy, criticisms of increasing use of interconnectors to help the UK overcome its electricity market problems, is that ‘we won’t be able to rely on them when we really need them’. The implication being, they’re fine most of the...
Ditch renewables targets if you care about climate change
by Simon Moore | Jan 21, 2014
The renewable energy target never made sense with the EU having already adopted the Emissions Trading System (ETS) to limit emissions from electricity generation (among other things). With emissions already capped, the renewable energy target could offer no additional...Support Us
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