Professor of Energy Policy & Research Director, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources @UCL_ISR. Former Director @UKERCHQ. Retweets are not endorsements.
May 25, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Can burning biomass and capturing the carbon emissions help meet the UK’s #NetZero target? New @UCL_ISR report out today with @IButnar and Oliver Broad examines the potential and risks of BECCS 1/n ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/susta…
We concludes that BECCS could make a significant contribution to meeting #NetZero. But there are risks to timely deployment - and to the sustainability of bioenergy supply chains. We recommend 5 policy actions in response 2/n
Dec 9, 2019 • 11 tweets • 14 min read
Just out: @UKERCHQ Review of Energy Policy 2019. Sets out priorities for next government for #netzero and some challenges our research will focus on over the next few years. Here are our recommendations (thread) ukerc.ac.uk/publications/r…@UKERCHQ 1. The transition to net-zero will affect the whole economy. Investment and policy decisions by all government departments need to be compatible with this transition - not just @beisgovuk, but also @hmtreasury@mhclg@transportgovuk etc etc.
