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We should all feel ‘flying shame’ when we step onto a plane
Blog by Matthew Winning 10 Jul 2019
Going on holiday is meant to be the one time of year when you forget your worries and let your hair down – but not anymore, because flygskam is here, writes Matthew Winning.
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It takes imagination to see a clean, net-zero future
Blog by Keith Bell 04 Jul 2019
How will the net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target for 2050 be achieved? It all comes down to imagination, writes Keith Bell, UKERC Co-director and member of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC)
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Game on: climate scientists develop heat decarbonisation table top game
Blog by David Stoker 20 Jun 2019
A collaboration between charity 10:10 Climate Action and professors at Manchester Metropolitan University, a game based on the real life challenges involved in heat decarbonisation is on the horizon.
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Disrupting transport sooner a “no brainer”
Blog by Christian Brand 06 Jun 2019
What are the impacts if the UK Government were more ambitious than the current ‘Road to Zero’ strategy? How much disruption is needed to meet climate and air quality goals? What are the potential implications for key actors in the transport energy system? UKERC researcher Christian Brand discusses.
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Storms, cyberattacks and solar eruptions: Jim Watson features on BBC Radio 4’s The Stress Test
Blog by David Stoker 05 Jun 2019
The year is 2030. The UK has decarbonised. Unexpected events challenge our energy system. Are we ready? Our director Jim Watson joined a panel of experts this week on the BBC Radio 4’s The Stress Test to discuss the UK's resilience in the face of shocks.
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New analysis shows the scale of Great Britain’s gas system flexibility
Press Release 30 May 2019
New research highlights the scale of flexibility currently provided by the high-pressure pipelines in Britain’s gas networks.
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Director Jim Watson features in Social Market Foundation "Ask the Expert" podcast
by Jim Watson 16 May 2019
In their latest "Ask the Expert" podcast Prof. Jim Watson of UKERC chats to Social Market Foundation Director James Kirkup about how the UK could achieve a just transition to a zero carbon economy.
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Path dependency in heating
Blog by Richard Hanna 09 May 2019
In a recent paper published in Nature Energy, UKERC academics demonstrate how the history of heating systems evolution helps us understand why some technologies go on to dominate heating supply in buildings
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IVUGER Network Funding Retreat
Blog 09 May 2019
In one of the latest Whole Systems Networking Fund events, the IVUGER network hosted a writing retreat. With the network growing, it was a resounding success...
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UKERC experts inform Committee on Climate Change ‘net zero’ target
Press Release 02 May 2019
The UK can end its contribution to global warming within 30 years by setting an ambitious new target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 the Committee on Climate Change says today.