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Fuelling Transition: Prioritising resources for carbon emissions reduction
Simon Less and Guy NeweyFuelling Transition says the electricity market needs to be allowed to invest in gas as a transition fuel, subject to a long-term EU emissions cap. Extending the EU cap to 2035 would give greater certainty to investors, allowing the market to decide which technology has the most potential to deliver emission reductions at the cheapest cost.
Nurturing Nature: Policy to protect and improve biodiversity
Simon LessThe planning system is failing to protect some of England’s most threatened wildlife and important habitats. Nurturing Nature finds that mechanisms designed to protect England’s natural environment and compensate for any damage to it are haphazardly applied and woefully monitored.
Gas Works? Shale gas and its policy implications
Simon Moore and Simon LessGas Works? says that the government is “unnecessarily gambling with billpayers’ money”. It says that the UK’s energy generation plans are based on forecasting future gas prices which is a flawed strategy, potentially resulting in the UK missing out on the potential economic and environmental benefits of shale gas.
Latest Environment & Energy Blogs
Too hot to handle? How to decarbonise the way we heat our homes.
To mark the publication of a major new report, Richard Howard, Head of Environment and Energy, sets out his proposals for how the UK should decarbonise domestic heating in a more affordable manner.
Is the party over for dirty diesel generators?
Richard Howard, head of Environment and Energy, examines the rise of diesel generator usage, their environmental impact, and the effect of new regulations.
Is Sadiq Khan’s air pollution plan fair and proportionate?
Richard Howard, Head of Policy Exchange’s Environment & Energy Unit, provides a critique of the Mayor of London’s new plan of measures to tackle air pollution in the capital.
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Global warming and the threat to humanity
Policy ExchangeUp In the Air, Policy Exchange’s new report on air pollution in London, is covered in a leader column in the Evening Standard. The report shows that in some London boroughs as many as 60% of school children go to school in areas with air pollution that is higher than the legal limit.
Mayor Boris still lagging on carbon targets, warns London Assembly
Richard HowardBusinessGreen cites findings from Policy Exchange’s new report Up In the Airthat more than 30% of London’s schools are in areas with air pollution levels above the legal limit, and that more deprived areas are more likely to be afflicted.
Revealed: The inner London schools where children breathe toxic air
Richard HowardThe Evening Standard covers Policy Exchange’s new Up In the Air report, which reveals the extent of air pollution in London. The report shows that 12.5% of London suffers from NO2 levels above legal limits, an area which includes 25% of London’s schoolchildren and 44% of its workforce.
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